Introduction AR And Vuforia SDK For Unity

1. AR with Unity3D
Introduction to Augmented Reality with
Unity3D

2. What is AR?
https://vimeo.com/37868229

3. • Virtual content overlayed onto
the real world.
• 2D/3D and audio.
• Read time/ Live camera view.

4. Use
• Arts & Gaming
• Advertising
•Navigation
•Tourism
•Education
... and a lot more

5. Mobile AR SDKs Short List
SDK$ Purpose$ Tracking$ Pla4orm$ Graphics$ Cloud$ GPS$ License$
Qualcomm(
Vuforia(
2D(Images,(
Markers(
NFT,(
Marker,(
Text(
iOS,(Android( Unity3D(&(
Alt.(
yes( no( Free(
Metaio(
SDK(
2D(Images,(
GEO,(3D,(
Anywhere(
NFT,(GPS,(
3D,(SLAM(
iOS,(Android(
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Unity3D(&(
Alt.(
yes( yes( 0M$10,000(
Total(Imm.(
D’fusion(
2D(Images,(
faces(
NFT,(Face( iOS,(Android(
Dev:(MS(only(
Unity3D(&(
Alt.(
no( no( 0M$10,000(
Wikitude(
SDK(
2D(Images,(
GEO(
GPS,(NFT( iOS,(Android,(
Blackberry(
HTML,(
Proprietary(
yes( yes( 0M$2,300(
Layar(SDK( 2D(images( NFT,(QR( iOS,(Android( Proprietary( yes( no( $3,250/
app/yr(+(
$20/page(
13th(Lab(
Point(Cloud(
2D(Images,(
3D,(
Anywhere(
NFT,(3D,(
SLAM(
iOS,(Android( Unity3D(&(
Alt.(
no( no( 0M$5,000(
(

6. SDK$ Purpose$ Tracking$ Pla4orm$ Graphics$ Cloud$ GPS$ License$
AR#Toolkit# 2D#Markers#
2D#Images#
NFT,#
Marker#
iOS,#Android# Unity3D#&#
Alt.#
no# no# $0#(GPL)#G##
$2,495#+#
royalty#
HP#
Aurasma#
SDK#
VFX,#Videos#
on#2D#Images#
NFT# iOS,#Android# ProprieG
tary#
yes# yes# Per#click#
Obvious#
Engine#
2D#images,#
Cylinders#
NFT,#
Cyl.#
iOS,#Android# Unity3D#&#
Alt.#
no# no# $8000/
app/
plaform#
String# Framed#2D#
images#
Framed##
Image#
iOS# Unity3D#&#
Alt.#
no# no# $499#
G$8000/
app/year#
OrboZx# RoboZc#AR# Sphero# iOS,#Android# Unity3D# no# no# Free#
Virtual Reality: Oculus Rift

7. Why use Unity?
• Not only for games, also for other
interactive environments
•Very easy multiple platform output. No
restriction in mobile apps
• Integration with devices as Rift, Kinect
• Integration with 3D modelling software:
Blender/3ds Max/Maya/….

8. • Active community of millions
• Thousands of models, scripts and plugins via
Asset Store
• Many tutorials and guides available
• Nice combination of 3D environment and
scripting
• Environment meant for collaboration between
programmer, designers and everything in between

9. What isVuforia AR?
•Vuforia Augmented Reality.
• Software platform for Android and IOS.
• See images from aVuforia target database
(device or cloud).
• Generates augmented reality experiences.

10. WhatYour App Can
See WithVuforia

11. Platforms and
Supported tools

12. IntegrateVuforia AR into
Unity
• DownloadVuforia SDK for Unity Extension https://
developer.vuforia.com/resources/sdk/unity
• Create dataset for image tracking.
• Target manager: Create database & Add target.
• Import dataset & Enable tracking.
• Import model

13. Links
• SDK: https://developer.vuforia.com/resources/sdk/unity
• Tutorial: https://developer.vuforia.com/resources/tutorials
• Samples: https://developer.vuforia.com/resources/sample-apps
• Getting Started: https://developer.vuforia.com/resources/dev-
guide/getting-started-unity-extension