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Why Unity?

Big_B_JHEBig_B_JHE ✭
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Hello there!!!
I am just wondering, why use Unity for the HoloLens.
Of all the other Engines out there, Unity is the lucky one?
I am just curious that's all, because it is interesting.

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    Dwight_Goins_EE_MVPDwight_Goins_EE_MVP ✭✭✭
    edited August 2016 Answer ✓

    Unity is an excellent choice to bring .Net (C#) developers into the fold of game development, which is needed in a sense for HoloLens development. More developers means a better probability of more apps, albeit, not necessarily good apps, but definitely more. In order for HL to succeed, the platform needs to have a ton of apps. Plus, since the apps are UWP, if developed correctly these apps can spawn to other Windows 10 devices, not just the HL.

    With that being said, a lot of the other Engines only support C++, html and JavaScript with a fairly large learning curve. Out of the .Net 3D Game engine support Unity appears to be the most mature, with the largest developer base.

    So I'd say why not...

    I'm a supported of UE but it's for another reason.

    Dwight Goins
    CAO & Founder| Independent Architect | Trainer and Consultant | Sr. Enterprise Architect
    MVP | MCT | MCSD | MCPD | SharePoint TS | MS Virtual TS |Windows 8 App Store Developer | Linux Gentoo Geek | Raspberry Pi Owner | Micro .Net Developer | Kinect For Windows Device Developer
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    Dwight_Goins_EE_MVPDwight_Goins_EE_MVP ✭✭✭
    edited August 2016 Answer ✓

    Unity is an excellent choice to bring .Net (C#) developers into the fold of game development, which is needed in a sense for HoloLens development. More developers means a better probability of more apps, albeit, not necessarily good apps, but definitely more. In order for HL to succeed, the platform needs to have a ton of apps. Plus, since the apps are UWP, if developed correctly these apps can spawn to other Windows 10 devices, not just the HL.

    With that being said, a lot of the other Engines only support C++, html and JavaScript with a fairly large learning curve. Out of the .Net 3D Game engine support Unity appears to be the most mature, with the largest developer base.

    So I'd say why not...

    I'm a supported of UE but it's for another reason.

    Dwight Goins
    CAO & Founder| Independent Architect | Trainer and Consultant | Sr. Enterprise Architect
    MVP | MCT | MCSD | MCPD | SharePoint TS | MS Virtual TS |Windows 8 App Store Developer | Linux Gentoo Geek | Raspberry Pi Owner | Micro .Net Developer | Kinect For Windows Device Developer
    http://dgoins.wordpress.com

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    Big_B_JHEBig_B_JHE ✭

    Thank You for clarifying that for me and ANYONE else who may have this question or similar in mind!!!
    You ROCK!!!!

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