Augmented Reality with Unity

Allan Davis

What is AR

• AR or Augmented Reality is all about bring the virtual world into the real one.

What can I do with AR

• Take a Picture with a Video Game Character

• Demo a product in home before buying.

• Augment a Catalog shopping experience.

Let's Create an AR App• Download the SDK from

developer.vuforia.com

• Define a target

• Open Unity

• Create a Project

• Add the Vuforia SDK to Project

• Add the Target Assets to the project.

• Add Asset to display on Scene

• Run the App

Download Vuforia• Go to http://developer.vuforia.com • Select Download • Select the Unity package

Define Targets

• Click on the Target Manager Link on the Navigation bar on the Vuforia site.

• Click Create database

• Give it a name such as “AtlCodeCamp”

• Click on the database we just created.

Add Image to Target DB• Click the Add Target button

• Enter a name

• Select Single Image

• Enter the width of the image

• Select the file to upload

• Click the Add button

Download the Target DB• Click the Select All Link

• Click the Download Selected Targets button

• Select the Unity package

• Click the create button

• Select the location of where you want the file

Create the Unity Project

• Open Unity

• Name the project AtlCodeCamp

• Click Create Project

Setup Project for Source Control

• Select Edit -> Project Settings -> Editor

• Change Version Control mode to Visible Meta files

• Change Asset Serialization to Force Text

Install the Vuforia package• Select Assets ->

Import Package -> Custom Package

• Select the Vuforia package you downloaded

• Click Open

• When the Import dialog appears click import

Install Target DB Package

• Repeat the steps for Importing the Vuforia package

• This time select the Target DB you downloaded and click import

Setup AR Camera• Create a new Scene.

• Save that scene with the name AR.unity

• Expand the Qualcomm directory

• From the Prefabs directory drag the ARCamera to the Hierarchy window

• You can delete the Main Camera

Configure the ARCamera• With the ARCamera Selected,

Scroll the Inspector down to the Data Set Load Behaviour

• Click the check box next to the Load Data Set <Name>

• Click the Activate checkbox that appears when the Data Set box is checked

Define the Image Target • From the Qualcomm -> Perfabs

directory, Drag the Image Target into the scene.

• Select the Image Target in the Hierarchy

• Scroll down to the Image Target Behaviour

• Change the Data Set to the name of the Dataset you installed

• Change the Image Target to the name of the picture you want to find.

Build for device• Select Edit -> Build

Settings

• Click on iOS

• Click on Switch Platform

• Click Build

• Name the Location to store the Xcode Project

Adjust the Player Settings• Click on the Player Setting

button at the bottom of the Build Settings window

• Change the Compay name

• Set the app icon

• Set other things focused to that platform

Open up Xcode and build to the Device

• Double click the xcodeproj file and click run

Resources

• http://developer.vuforia.com

• Developing AR Games for iOS and Android by Dominic Cushnan and Hassan El Habbak !

Questions?