Setting up the new project

To build this project, we're going to use our RenderBox library created in Chapter 5, RenderBox Engine. You can use yours, or grab a copy from the download files provided with this book or our GitHub repo (use the commit tagged after-ch6—https://github.com/cardbookvr/renderboxlib/releases/tag/after-ch6). For a more detailed description of how to import the RenderBox library, refer to the final section, Using RenderBox in future projects, in Chapter 5, RenderBox Engine. To do this, perform the following steps:

1. With Android Studio opened, create a new project. Let's name it Gallery360 and target Android 4.4 KitKat (API 19) with an Empty Activity.

2. Create new modules for the renderbox, common, and core packages, using File | New Module | Import .JAR/.AAR Package.

3. Set the modules as dependencies for the app, using File | Project Structure.

4. Edit the build.gradle file as explained in Chapter 2, The Skeleton Cardboard Project, to compile against SDK 22.

5. Update /res/layout/activity_main...