Here's how you build an augmented reality game for HoloLens

Programming a hologram sounds like something that should be done with some kind of special cybergloves on a computer the size of a ‘60s IBM mainframe. But at Build 2015, Microsoft has been quietly taking developers through the "Holographic Academy," a 90-minute training session that teaches them the basics of building projects for its HoloLens augmented reality headset. I’m not a developer, but Microsoft let me and some other journalists go through it as well — and it turns out that basic hologram creation is, if not exactly straightforward, at least pretty understandable.

Technical details aside, the biggest difference between HoloLens and any other platform is the amount of information it collects. Microsoft is secretive about what...

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