Pro IOS 5 Augmented Reality

Augmented reality takes the real world and through the use of graphics, sound and other effects allows you to enhance the environment. It makes a game more real. Your social media app puts you where want to be or go. Pro iOS 5 Augmented Reality walks you through the foundations of building an augmented reality application for the iPhone or iPad. From using MapKit, to the accelerometer and magnetometer, to integrating facial recognition and Facebook data, you'll learn the building blocks of creating augmented reality applications. Case studies are included in this one-of-a-kind book and you'll learn how to create augmented reality apps that unleash the full potential of the on-board sensors and camera. This book complements other iOS game or social media apps development books available from Apress. After reading Pro iOS 5 Augmented Reality, you'll be able to build augmented reality rich media apps or integrate all the best augmented reality techniques and tools into your existing apps.

Aims to be first to market on iOS augmented reality (AR) Enables reader to build fully-working augmented reality apps, unlike competition This book would pair nicely with any iOS game or social media apps development book

Autorentext
Kyle Roche is the head of sales engineering and enablement at Appirio. Appirio built one of the first prototypes for Java support on App Engine, which was shown at the Campfire launch. Appirio builds applications that leverage App Engine or the Force.com platform. Other areas of expertise are in Facebook application development and Amazon Web Services. Kyle's website is KyleRoche.com.

Inhalt

1. Introduction
2. Hardware Comparisons
3. Location Services
4. iOS Sensors
5. Sound and User Feedback
6. Camera and Video
7. Using cocos2D for AR
8. Building a cocos2D AR Game
9. Third-party AR SDKs
10. Building a Marker-based AR App Using OpenGL
11. Building a Social AR App
12. OpenCV and Facial Recognition
13. Building a Facial-recognition AR App