Build mixed reality digital twins with Azure Digital Twins and Unity

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Free Online Course: Build mixed reality digital twins with Azure Digital Twins and Unity provided by Microsoft Learn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 3-4 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge.

Overview
    • Module 1: Get step-by-step guidance on how to set up and configure a mixed reality project in Unity. Learn about the Azure Digital Twins and SignalR services and common use cases for the Azure platform in Mixed Reality.
    • By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

      • Understand the breadth of Mixed Reality use cases for industry
      • Describe a Digital Twin and summarize how they can be used in business settings
      • Summarize Digital Twin platforms and services such as Azure Digital Twin and Unity
      • Install and configure your development environment for building Mixed Reality solutions using Azure Digital Twins and Unity
    • Module 2: Learn how to create a 3D Scene in Unity using the Microsoft Maps SDK or static terrain. Get familiar with mixed reality scene design, the Unity interface, and deploying your Unity project to a mixed reality device.
    • By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

      • Create a 3D scene in Unity using static terrain data
      • Create a dynamic 3D scene in Unity using Microsoft’s Maps SDK
    • Module 3: Get step-by-step instructions on how to place Prefab 3D assets and models into a Unity scene. Learn about Unity Scriptable Objects and mixed reality design considerations before deploying to a HoloLens 2.
    • By the end of this module you,'ll be able to:

      • Incorporate design considerations into building a scene
      • Use MRTK interactions to provide a rich user experience
      • Place assets in a Unity scene
    • Module 4: Stream simulated operational telemetry data from physical assets to Azure Digital Twin and visualize data in Unity and mixed reality. Learn how to use an ARM template, create a user interface in Unity, and identify performance events before deploying to a HoloLens 2.
    • By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

      • Connect to a Digital Twin data source on Azure
      • Stream telemetry data to assets in your Unity Scene, using Azure services, including ADT
      • Visualize the data in mixed reality via SignalR
      • Send data updates from mixed reality app back to Azure Digital Twin

Syllabus
    • Module 1: Set up a mixed reality project for Azure Digital Twins in Unity
      • Introduction
      • Microsoft Mixed Reality overview
      • Azure Digital Twins and Unity overview
      • Get started with Unity
      • SignalR overview
      • Use case introduction
      • Knowledge check
      • Summary
    • Module 2: Build a 3D Scene for mixed reality in Unity
      • Introduction
      • Consider scene design
      • Unity editor interface
      • Source scene data
      • Exercise - Build wind farm terrain
      • Exercise - Deploy to HoloLens 2, test, and uninstall
      • Knowledge check
      • Summary
    • Module 3: Configure 3D assets for mixed reality in Unity
      • Introduction
      • Design considerations
      • Unity prefabs
      • Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRTK) components & Unity Scriptable Objects
      • Exercise - Place wind turbine assets
      • Exercise - Deploy to HoloLens, test, and uninstall
      • Knowledge check
      • Summary
    • Module 4: Connect IoT data to mixed reality with Azure Digital Twin and Unity
      • Introduction
      • Connect telemetry data
      • Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates
      • Exercise - Add Azure Digital Twin prefabs to Unity project
      • Exercise - Set up the exercise environment
      • Exercise - Connect and stream Azure Digital Twin data to wind turbine assets
      • Exercise - Create Azure Digital Twin equipped user interfaces
      • Exercise - Visualize and interact with simulated operations data using SignalR
      • Exercise - Connect to the Azure Digital Twins REST API to resolve alerts
      • Exercise - Deploy to HoloLens 2, test, and uninstall
      • Exercise - Identify wind farm performance events and take action
      • Knowledge check
      • Summary