HoloLens comes to Unity game engine in 5.5 update

The Unity game engine is a versatile tool that developers use to build video games. This year alone it provided a slew of games like Firewatch, Oxenfree, I Am Setsuna, Pokémon Go, ReCore, and the upcoming Cuphead. The engine’s latest update, 5.5, includes a collection of new enhancements and also now comes with integration for Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality headset.

Unity’s 5.5 update is all about new platforms, better tools for artists, and the usual performance enhancements. Developers and artists get updated particle effects with a noise module being most prevalent. With that tool, you can add different types of behavior to the different particles. It also has animation workflow and line rendering enhancements, easier ways to add logos and watermarks, and a new lighting tool called Look Dev that double-checks your lighting work across various conditions.