AR Development Techniques 01: Basic Concepts

Instructor Parth Anand introduces you to Unity Engine, the tools and frameworks for creating AR, and the process to create and deploy your first basic AR application.

Introduction

• Basic concepts of AR development
• What you should know

1. Augmented Reality Overview

• What is augmented reality?
• What is the difference between AR, VR, and MR?
• How is AR being used across different industries?
• Top companies working on AR solutions

2. Installation and Setup

• Downloading and installing Unity
• Setting up a development environment for iOS
• Setting up a development environment for Android
• Testing the build on iOS and Android

3. How to Use Unity

• Unity overview
• Unity interface: Part 1
• Unity interface: Part 2
• Unity interface: Part 3
• 3D models
• Materials and textures
• App UI
• Animation
• Scripting
• Prefabs

4. Building Your First AR App: Project 1 Virtual Earth in Your Room

• An introduction to ARFoundation
• Downloading ARFoundation (ARKit/ARCore) using package manager
• Creating and adding the 3D Earth model in Unity
• Scripting the Earth rotation behavior in C#
• Running the app on iOS and Android devices

Conclusion

• Next steps