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Unity 2018 Augmented Reality Projects

You're reading from   Unity 2018 Augmented Reality Projects Build four immersive and fun AR applications using ARKit, ARCore, and Vuforia

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788838764
Length 358 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. What AR is and How to Get Set up 2. GIS Fundamentals - The Power of Mapping FREE CHAPTER 3. Censored - Various Sensor Data and Plugins 4. The Sound of Flowery Prose 5. Picture Puzzle - The AR Experience 6. Fitness for Fun - Tourism and Random Walking 7. Snap it! Adding Filters to Pictures 8. To the HoloLens and Beyond 9. Other Books You May Enjoy

What is Mixed Reality, and how does it work?

Mixed Reality is known as MR or XR (extended reality) and can refer to Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, a combination of AR and VR into a single application or game, or it can be a reference to the game world being driven and modified by the real world. There are many ways to incorporate aspects of both Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) and by extension XR into a single application or a game.

It should be noted that Microsoft exclusively uses the MR for Mixed Reality; however, the terms XR and MR can be used interchangeably, with people being able to understand what you are referencing.

Let’s take a look of a few notable examples of Mixed Reality games by Gbanga Millform Inc and dissect why they are Mixed Reality instead of just AR or VR games. Two games that I feel are very notable are Smart...

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