Augmented reality fo randroid application development learn how to develop advanced augmented reality applications for android /: learn how to develop advanced augmented reality applications for android. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jens Grubert, Dr. Raphael Grasset.
• Authors: Grubert, Jens; Grasset, Raphaël, 1977-
• Contents: Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Authors; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Augmented Reality Concepts and Tools; A quick overview of AR concepts; Sensory augmentation; Displays; Registration in 3D; Interaction with the environment; Choose your style -- sensor-based and computer vision-based AR; Sensor-based AR; Computer vision-based AR; AR architecture concepts; AR software components; AR control flow; System requirements for development and deployment; Installing the Android Developer Tools Bundle and the Android NDK. Installation of JMonkeyEngineInstallation of Vuforia; Which Android devices to use; Summary; Chapter 2: Viewing the World; Understanding the camera; Camera characteristics; Camera versus screen characteristics; Accessing the camera in Android; Creating an Eclipse project; Permissions in the Android manifest; Creating an activity that displays the camera; Setting camera parameters; Creating SurfaceView; Live camera view in JME; Creating the JME activity; Creating the JME application; Summary; Chapter 3: Superimposing the World; The building blocks of 3D rendering. Real camera and virtual cameraCamera parameters (intrinsic orientation); Using the scenegraph to overlay a 3D model onto the camera view; Improving the overlay; Summary; Chapter 4: Locating in the World; Knowing where you are -- handling GPS; GPS and GNSS; JME and GPS -- tracking the location of your device; Knowing where you look -- handling inertial sensors; Understanding sensors; Sensors in JME; Improving orientation tracking -- handling sensor fusion; Sensor fusion in a nutshell; Sensor fusion in JME; Getting content for your AR browser -- the Google Place API. Query for POIs around your current locationParsing the Google Places results; Summary; Chapter 5: Same as Hollywood -- Virtual on Physical Objects; Introduction to computer vision-based tracking and Vuforia; Choosing physical objects; Understanding frame markers; Understanding natural feature tracking targets; Vuforia architecture; Configuring Vuforia to recognize objects; Putting it together -- Vuforia with JME; The C++ integration; The Java integration; Summary; Chapter 6: Make it Interactive -- Create the User Experience; Pick the stick -- 3D selection using ray picking. Proximity-based interactionSimple gesture recognition using accelerometers; Summary; Chapter 7: Further Reading and Tips; Managing your content; Multi-targets; Cloud recognition; Improving recognition and tracking; Advanced interaction techniques; Summary; Index.
• Publisher Details: Birmingham, UK : Packt Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 005.265; COMPUTERS -- Virtual Worlds; Augmented reality; Computer vision; Detectors; Augmented reality; Computer vision; Detectors; COMPUTERS -- Programming -- Apple Programming; Augmented reality; Computer vision; Detectors; Augmented reality; Computer vision; Detectors; COMPUTERS -- Intelligence (AI) & Semantics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782168560; 1782168567; 1306157889; 9781306157889
• Related ISBNs: 1782168559; 9781782168553
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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