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You're reading from Augmented Reality for Developers Build practical augmented reality applications with Unity, ARCore, ARKit, and Vuforia

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781787286436

Length 548 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Tools

ARCore

Concepts

Augmented Reality

Authors (2):

Jonathan Linowes

Krystian Babilinski

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Table of Contents (10) Chapters

Preface

1. Augment Your World FREE CHAPTER

2. Setting Up Your System

3. Building Your App

4. Augmented Business Cards

5. AR Solar System

6. How to Change a Flat Tire

7. Augmenting the Instruction Manual

8. Room Decoration with AR

9. Poke the Ball Game

Targeting Android

This section will help you set up Android development from Unity on your Windows PC or macOS. The requirements are not specific to augmented reality; these are the same steps required by anyone building any Android app from Unity. The process is also well-documented elsewhere, including the Unity documentation at https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/android-sdksetup.html.

The steps include the following:

Install Java Development Kit (JDK)
Install Android SDK
Install USB device drivers and debugging
Configure the Unity external tools
Configure the Unity player settings for Android

OK, let's get going.

Installing Java Development Kit (JDK)

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Authors (2)

Linowes

Jonathan Linowes is a VR/AR enthusiast, Unity, and full stack developer, entrepreneur, certified Unity instructor, and the owner of Parkerhill XR Studio, an immersive media, applications, and game developer. Jonathan has a bachelor of fine arts degree from Syracuse University, a master of science degree from the MIT Media Lab, and has held technical leadership positions at Autodesk and other companies. He has authored multiple books on VR and AR published by Packt Publishing.

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Babilinski

Krystian Babilinski is an experienced Unity developer with extensive knowledge in 3D design. He has been developing professional AR/VR applications since 2015. He led Babilin Applications, a Unity Design group that promotes open source development and engages with the the Unity community. Krystian now leads the development at Parkerhill Reality Labs, which recently published Power Solitaire VR, a multiplatform VR game.

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