Controller movement for scrolling - Hold the Alt key and the right mouse button, then drag the mouse up / down.
Home button press on controller - Press the Windows key or F2 key on your keyboard, or press the B button on an Xbox controller.Action button press on controller - Right-click the mouse, press the Enter key on your keyboard, or use the A button on an Xbox controller.Look up, down, left, and right - Select and drag the mouse, use the arrow keys on your keyboard, or the right stick on an Xbox controller.Walk forward, back, left, and right - Use the W,A,S, and D keys on your keyboard, or the left stick on an Xbox controller.Your actions move the simulated user and cause interactions with apps that respond as they would on an immersive headset. You control the simulator by directing the actions of a simulated user wearing an immersive headset. There are input options available using the keyboard, mouse, or Xbox controller. Basic simulator inputĬontrolling the simulator is similar to many common 3D video games and the HoloLens emulator.
Since the simulator runs on your local PC without a Virtual Machine, you can deploy your Universal Windows apps to the Local Machine when debugging. Deploying apps to the Mixed Reality simulator If you want to disable Developer mode in Settings, you should first turn the Simulation toggle switch to Off in the For developers section of the Mixed Reality Portal. You should now be running with simulation! Accept the User Account Control dialog if one appears. Before the Windows update, installing a simulated 6-DOF controller requires administrator permissions. Enabling simulation installs and enables the left simulated 6-DOF controller by default.Turn the Simulation toggle switch to On.Select the For developers button on the left side of the Mixed Reality Portal.Select Set up for simulation (for developers) to continue through setup without a physical device.If this is your first time launching the portal, you'll need to go through the setup experience.Launch the Mixed Reality Portal from the desktop.
Simulated apps run in your Windows 10 desktop user session, just like they would if you were using an immersive headset. The simulator is similar to the HoloLens Emulator, though the simulator doesn't use a virtual machine. The simulator is available with the Windows 10 Creators Update. The Windows Mixed Reality simulator allows you to test mixed reality apps on your PC without a Windows Mixed Reality immersive headset.