{"product_id":"9781787288041","title":"Augmented Reality for Developers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuild exciting AR applications on mobile and wearable devices with Unity 3D, Vuforia, ARToolKit, Microsoft Mixed Reality HoloLens, Apple ARKit, and Google ARCore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbout This Book\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate unique AR applications from scratch, from beginning to end, with step-by-step tutorials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse Unity 3D to efficiently create AR apps for Android, iOS, and Windows platforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse Vuforia, ARTookKit, Windows Mixed Reality, and Apple ARKit to build AR projects for a variety of markets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn best practices in AR user experience, software design patterns, and 3D graphics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003cp\u003eThe ideal target audience for this book is developers who have some experience in mobile development, either Android or iOS. Some broad web development experience would also be beneficial.\u003c\/p\u003eWhat You Will Learn\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild Augmented Reality applications through a step-by-step, tutorial-style project approach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse the Unity 3D game engine with the Vuforia AR platform, open source ARToolKit, Microsoft's Mixed Reality Toolkit, Apple ARKit, and Google ARCore, via the C# programming language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImplement practical demo applications of AR including education, games, business marketing, and industrial training\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmploy a variety of AR recognition modes, including target images, markers, objects, and spatial mapping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTarget a variety of AR devices including phones, tablets, and wearable smartglasses, for Android, iOS, and Windows HoloLens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop expertise with Unity 3D graphics, UIs, physics, and event systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore and utilize AR best practices and software design patterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eIn Detail\u003cp\u003eAugmented Reality brings with it a set of challenges that are unseen and unheard of for traditional web and mobile developers. This book is your gateway to Augmented Reality development—not a theoretical showpiece for your bookshelf, but a handbook you will keep by your desk while coding and architecting your first AR app and for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book opens with an introduction to Augmented Reality, including markets, technologies, and development tools. You will begin by setting up your development machine for Android, iOS, and Windows development, learning the basics of using Unity and the Vuforia AR platform as well as the open source ARToolKit and Microsoft Mixed Reality Toolkit. You will also receive an introduction to Apple's ARKit and Google's ARCore! You will then focus on building AR applications, exploring a variety of recognition targeting methods. You will go through multiple complete projects illustrating key market sectors including business marketing, education, industrial training, and gaming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the end of the book, you will have gained the necessary knowledge to make quality content appropriate for a range of AR devices, platforms, and intended uses.\u003c\/p\u003eStyle and approach\u003cp\u003eThis book adopts a practical, step-by-step, tutorial-style approach. The design principles and methodology will be explained by creating different modules of the AR app.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Packt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152681779440,"sku":"9781787288041","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781787288041_p0.jpg?v=1763738180","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781787288041","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}