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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

Installing Unity and ARCore

Installing the Unity editor is relatively straightforward. However, the version of Unity we will be using may still be in beta. Therefore, it is important that you pay special attention to the following instructions when installing Unity:

Navigate a web browser to https://unity3d.com/unity/beta.

Note

At the time of writing, we will use the most recent beta version of Unity since ARCore is also still in beta preview. Be sure to note the version you are downloading and installing. This will help in the event you have issues working with ARCore.

Click on the Download installer button. This will download UnityDownloadAssistant.
Launch UnityDownloadAssistant.
Click on Next and then agree to the Terms of Service. Click on Next again.
Select the components, as shown:

Selecting the components to install

Install Unity in a folder that identifies the version, as follows:

Setting the Unity installation path

Click on Next to download and install Unity. This can take a while, so get...

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