The Background

Holobits leverages the tried and tested features of physical block building platforms like LEGO and introduces the benefits of building in mixed environments to support making and storytelling. The system combines the hand tracking capabilities of the Leap Motion with the spatial mapping of Hololens for hands-on building experiences with virtual voxels.

The Process

Holobits was built on Unity by a team of three developers. The app allows players to share their creative building process in a frame-by-frame fashion that enables remixing and reflection on every play session. Holobits also lets users record their interactions with their creations to make animated environments with ease and support storytelling.

Players can share models and build together over distances, where a collaborator can “hop” into the physical space of the Hololens user using virtual reality.