Create Voice Controlled AR Apps 2: Build a Real Estate Brochure

3h 56mIntermediate2019-03-15

Authors

Diego Herrera

Teacher and developer of 3D and AR apps

Course details

Continue bolstering your augmented reality (AR) app development toolkit. In this course, the second in a series, see how to use AR creation tools from Vuforia and the Unity game engine to create another real-world commercial AR application—this time, for the real estate industry. Instructor Diego Herrera steps through the creation of a stylish real estate brochure, which could serve as an impressive addition to a developer's portfolio. Diego explains how to set up the project, add virtual buttons, and allow users to use first-person controllers to walk around inside the advertised property.

Learning objectives
Updating to Unity 2018
Setting up a scene
Creating image targets
Creating a multipurpose house script
Working with virtual buttons in Unity and Vuforia
Setting up the first-person 3D view

Skills covered

Real-TimeGame DevelopmentUnityVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingSoftware DevelopmentOne-Off

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Upgrading to Unity 2018

1. Commercial Application - AR-CASA

02 - Introducing the project, part 1
03 - Introducing the project, part 2
04 - Intro scene design completion
05 - Setting up the AR-CASA scene, part 1
06 - Setting up the AR-CASA scene, part 2
07 - Adding additional lights to target 2
08 - Game controller - Quit and change level
09 - House script, part 1
10 - House script, part 2
11 - House script, part 3

2. Virtual Buttons

12 - Virtual buttons 101, part 1
13 - Virtual buttons 101, part 2
14 - Virtual buttons 101, part 3
15 - Virtual buttons - Pop-up screen
16 - Virtual buttons - Video screen
17 - Virtual buttons - Main target
18 - Virtual buttons - Toggling the roof
19 - Virtual buttons - Toggle the second floor
20 - Virtual buttons - Toggling day and night FX

3. The First-Person 3D View

21 - Creating the environment, part 1
22 - Creating the environment, part 2
23 - Colliders and navigation
24 - FPV GUI
25 - FPV house 2, part 1
26 - FPV house 2, part 2

4. Bot Section

27 - Setting up the bot, part 1
28 - Setting up the bot, part 2

Conclusion

29 - Next steps