Build an augmented reality app on Root Insurance

Activity: Getting set up with Unity and Vuforia

Intro

This activity should take you about 1 hour to complete, but most of that time is unattended downloading and installing. Afterwards you'll be ready with everything you need to build engaging AR experiences with Unity and Vuforia. It's critical that you complete this activity before arriving at your Make Day, in order to get the most out of the experience

In this activity you'll be downloading and installing Unity and Vuforia, and testing your AR setup with a sample project.

If you'd like some assistance at any point, chat to your team in the team channel on Make Slack and mention @robin.

Process

Step 0: Install Unity

• Download Unity. It's recommended that you choose the Unity hub option.
• Run the installer and make sure you have Unity 2018 installed.

Step 1: Add Vuforia component and test a sample AR project

• Follow the Vuforia setup instructions
• Note that instead of printing assets, you can display them on your cellphone - the image targets don't always work as well, but you'll get to try it out!

Now that you have Unity and Vuforia set up, you're ready to build world-class augmented reality apps! Don't forget to brag in your team channel. 😎

Further info

• Video series: Creating AR content with Vuforia