Introduction: Make Your (AR)Augmented Reality Gaming App

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Augmented reality (AR) is a live direct or indirect view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented (or supplemented) by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data. For ex. Niantic is the AR game application developing company its games are - Ingress ( 2013 ) and Pokemon go ( 2016 are the initials ; update is release on 20th April 2016 )

Step 1:

Download the Unity Game Engine free - https://unity3d.com/unity/download

Step 2:

Download Vuforia - https://www.vuforia.com/

Step 3:

Find an image as a marker.

Step 4:

Add your target, give it a name and drag your picture in. Click the check box and download selected targets

Step 5:

Find free 3D models for the tutorial -https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/#/...

Step 6:

Open Vuforia and import your marker and 3D model.

Step 7:

Add an AR camera by going to prefabs and then AR camera. Drag that into your scene.

Step 8:

Drag the image target into your scene.

Step 9:

Go to your AR camera. On the right in inspector, you'll see data set load behavior. Go ahead and load and then activate it.

Step 10:

Drag in your 3D model and then hit run.