Augmented Reality with Unity – AR Foundation Basics (2019)

Embark on a comprehensive learning journey to master the essential fundamentals required for developing augmented reality (AR) applications using the highly popular Unity engine. This course is designed to guide you through the process of creating a simple yet powerful object spawning application, where users can place virtual objects in their real-world environment by utilizing the camera on their Android or iOS device.

As you progress through the course, you will acquire critical skills in working with both AR technology and AR Foundation, Unity’s versatile cross-platform API package. AR Foundation is specifically designed to facilitate the development of AR applications that can seamlessly run on both Android and iOS devices, streamlining the development process and expanding your reach to a broader audience.

By the end of this course, you will not only have created a functional AR application but also have gained a solid foundation in augmented reality development. You will be well-equipped to tackle more complex AR projects, empowering you to create robust augmented reality apps and games. With these skills, you will be ready to enter and contribute to the rapidly growing and in-demand industry of AR developers.

You will learn how to:

• Download and configure AR Foundation within Unity

• Use your device’s camera to automatically detect planes

• Set up placement indicators to determine virtual object positions

• Implement tap gestures that allow users to spawn simple objects into the “real world”