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AR and mixed reality development

Augmented and mixed reality for training: real-size equipment on a phone from a link, full scenarios in your own room on a headset, and a path off HoloLens 2.

Talk about your projectStart with a pilot
Newborn life support guide panel in the birth suite with the mixed reality switch on

Captured in our app.

Phone and tablet web AR, no app

Open a link, pick an item, tap, and point the camera at the floor or wall. The item appears at real size in your own space, with clearances shown. It runs in the phone’s browser, so there is no app to install.

  • Custom build

    Equipment familiarisation

    An AED, defibrillator, fire extinguisher, gas detector or spill kit at real size, with its parts labelled.

  • Custom build

    Workplace planning

    See where an AED cabinet or extinguisher should be mounted on your wall, with clearances, before anyone drills a hole.

  • Custom build

    Pre-course prep

    A link sent before the session so students arrive knowing the equipment, on their own phones.

  • Custom build

    Field reference

    A link on site that shows the equipment and its parts where the work happens.

We have built this technology. There is no ready-made training module yet, so each project is built to order. Phone AR or headset?

Passthrough mixed reality

Compatible with Meta Quest 3 and PICO 4 Ultra Enterprise.

Cardiac arrest panel with the mixed reality switch on, captured in our app

  • The scenario in your room

    The headset’s cameras show the real room in colour, with the patient, equipment and guidance placed in it.

  • Hands-on, both hands free

    Full scenarios with a patient who reacts, scoring and debrief, not just a model to look at.

  • Same content, either mode

    Switch between full VR and mixed reality from the panel.

  • Coming

    Manikin overlay

    A virtual patient laid over your real manikin, for hybrid training.

More on mixed reality training.

HoloLens 2 migration

Microsoft has ended HoloLens 2 production, and security updates and support run to the end of 2027.

Firsthand began on HoloLens 2 and still supports organisations that own them. When you are ready to move, we migrate your content to Meta Quest 3 or PICO 4 Ultra Enterprise with passthrough mixed reality, set up the new headsets and train your educators.

Read HoloLens 2 end of life: what training teams should do.

How projects run

  1. 1

    Discovery

    What people need to see or do, where, and on which device.

  2. 2

    Reference

    Photos, measurements and documents for the equipment or room.

  3. 3

    Build

    Models, labels and interactions, with captures shared as we go.

  4. 4

    Review

    Your experts check it on the real device and sign it off.

  5. 5

    Release

    A link for web AR, or a content pack for headsets.

Timelines are in weeks and confirmed after discovery. See typical timelines.

Questions people ask

Are you an AR development company?

We build AR and mixed reality for training: phone and tablet web AR as a custom build, and passthrough mixed reality on headsets, on top of our own simulation platform.

Does web AR need an app?

No. It runs in the phone or tablet browser from a link.

Which headsets support your mixed reality?

Compatible with Meta Quest 3 and PICO 4 Ultra Enterprise in passthrough mode. Microsoft HoloLens 2 is supported for existing fleets.

Can you move our HoloLens 2 content to a newer headset?

Yes. We migrate content to Meta Quest 3 or PICO 4 Ultra Enterprise with passthrough mixed reality.

Do you have an off-the-shelf web AR training module?

Not yet. Each web AR project is built to order.

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Start with a pilot, or tell us what you need

Most custom work starts with a pilot on our existing scenarios, then grows into what your team needs. Or book a call and describe the project.

See how a pilot runsBook a demo