Developing AR games for iOS and Android : develop and deploy augmented reality apps using Vuforia SDK and Unity 3D /: develop and deploy augmented reality apps using Vuforia SDK and Unity 3D. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dominic Cushnan, Hassan El Habbak.
• Other Names: Cushnan, Dominic; El Habbak, Hassan
• Contents: Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Authors; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: What is Augmented Reality?; Definition of augmented reality; The forms of augmented reality; Smartphones and augmented reality; Immersion factor for delivering content; Vuforia SDK and how it helps in delivering the AR experience; Unity 3D and how it fits with Vuforia; Summary; Chapter 2: Setting Up the Environment; Downloading and installing Unity 3D; Downloading and installing Vuforia; Vuforia sample projects; Starting a Unity project; Unity scenes. Importing packages in UnityUnity scene files; Trackable files; Build settings; Deploying for Android; Deploying for iOS; Summary; Chapter 3: Understanding Vuforia; Creating a Unity project with Vuforia; Vuforia prefabs; Importing and attaching 3D objects; Parenting in Unity objects; Summary; Chapter 4: Trackables and Tracking; What are trackables for image targets?; Creating image targets; Trackable score; What decides trackable score; Features definition; Enhancing score by enhancing contrast; Feature distribution on Image Targets; How to enhance distribution of features. Patterns in Image TargetsExporting datasets to Unity; Summary; Chapter 5: Advanced Augmented Reality; Augmented reality games; Unity as a game engine; Setting up the environment; Whack-A-Mole game; Creating the ground for moles; The Whack-A-Mole model; Adding colliders to the scene; Creating the ball for the ball gun; Setting global gravity settings; Adding audio sources; Scripting the ball gun; Vuforia trackable event handler; Adding a Particles prefab; Scripting the mole character; Mask shader; Summary; Index.
• Publisher Details: Birmingham : Packt Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (130 pages), illustrations (chiefly color)
• Subjects: 006.6/782; COMPUTERS -- Virtual Worlds; Computer graphics; Augmented reality; Virtual reality; Computer games -- Programming; Augmented reality; Virtual reality; COMPUTERS -- General; Augmented reality; Computer graphics; Virtual reality; COMPUTERS -- Computer Graphics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783280049; 1783280042
• Related ISBNs: 1783280034; 9781783280032
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 8, 2013).
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