Pro Android Augmented Reality

Book Description

Augmented reality (AR) offers a live direct or indirect view of a physical, real-world environment, where the elements and surroundings are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as graphics and GPS data. It makes a game more real. Your social media app puts you where want to be or go.

Pro Android Augmented Reality walks you through the foundations of building an augmented reality application. From using various software and Android hardware sensors, such as an accelerometer or a magnetometer (compass), you’ll learn the building blocks of augmented reality for both marker- and location-based apps.

Case studies are included in this one-of-a-kind book, which pairs nicely with other Android development books. After reading Pro Android Augmented Reality, you’ll be able to build augmented reality rich media apps or integrate all the best augmented reality into your favorite Android smartphone and/or tablet.

What you’ll learn

• How to use most Android cameras
• How to find the user’s location with GPS data
• How to detect movement and orientation of the device
• How to program against the accelerometer and compass
• How to use the AndAR library in marker recognition
• How to create an artificial horizon for your app
• How to integrate the Google Maps API into AR apps
• How to build enterprise augmented reality apps using the case studies in this book

Who this book is for

This book is for Android developers familiar with Android programming, but new to the camera, accelerometer, magnetometer and building augmented reality applications in general.

Table of Contents

1. Applications of Augmented Reality
2. Basics of Augmented Reality on the Android Platform
3. Adding Overlays
4. Artificial Horizons
5. Other Features of Augmented Reality
6. A Simple App Using AR
7. A More Complex Project Using More AR Features
8. A Project Using All AR Features
9. An AR Game

中文：

书名：Pro Android Augmented Reality

增强现实(AR)提供了对物理、真实世界环境的实时直接或间接查看，其中元素和环境通过计算机生成的感官输入(如图形和GPS数据)进行增强。它让游戏变得更真实。你的社交媒体应用程序会把你带到你想去的地方。

Pro Android Augmented Reality 带您了解构建增强现实应用程序的基础。通过使用各种软件和Android硬件传感器，如加速计或磁力计(指南针)，你将学习标记和基于位置的应用程序的增强现实构建块。

这本独一无二的书中包含了案例研究，它与其他Android开发书籍很好地配对。Pro Android Augmented Reality，您将能够构建增强现实和富媒体应用程序，或者将所有最好的增强现实应用集成到您最喜欢的Android智能手机和/或平板电脑中。

你会学到什么

• How to use most Android cameras
• 如何利用GPS数据找到用户的位置
• 如何检测设备的移动和方向
• 如何根据加速度计和指南针进行编程
• 如何使用Andar库进行标记识别
• 如何为您的应用程序创建人工地平线
• 如何将Google Maps API集成到AR应用程序中
• 如何使用本书中的案例研究构建企业增强现实应用程序

这本书是为谁而写的

本书面向熟悉Android编程的Android开发人员，但对相机、加速计、磁强计和构建增强现实应用程序一般都是新手。

目录表

1. Applications of Augmented Reality
2. Android平台上的增强现实基础
3. Adding Overlays
4. 人工地平线
5. Other Features of Augmented Reality
6. 一个使用AR的简单应用程序
7. A More Complex Project Using More AR Features
8. A Project Using All AR Features
9. An AR Game