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Learn ARCore - Fundamentals of Google ARCore

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Product type Book

Published in Mar 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788830409

Pages 274 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Augmented Reality

Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Title Page

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Preface

1. Getting Started

2. ARCore on Android

3. ARCore on Unity

4. ARCore on the Web

5. Real-World Motion Tracking

6. Understanding the Environment

7. Light Estimation

8. Recognizing the Environment

9. Blending Light for Architectural Design

10. Mixing in Mixed Reality

11. Performance Tips and Troubleshooting

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Index

Exercises

Complete the following exercises on your own:

Go back to the HoloCore example and track the user's position with a block or sphere. Hint—the first part of this example is in the code download.
Track the user's position as they move on the map. Hint—you will now need to update the user's position from the most recent GPS readings.
Track multiple users' positions around you. Hint—you can use the Firebase Realtime Database to track the user's position in geographic coordinates.

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