Getting started with Augmented Reality

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There are 6 modules in this course

This course will teach you the basics of developing mobile applications using Mixed and Augmented Reality (MAR) technologies.

Through hands-on projects, you’ll learn practical techniques to rapidly and easily prototype three different applications for Android smartphones and tablets – even with no previous coding experience. If you’re a creative entrepreneur, this is your ideal introduction to today’s trends in the products and technologies of the emerging augmented reality market. If you’re a journalist, media/content producer or teacher, you’ll discover how to augment print-based media with sounds, images and videos, and see how to create an augmented city map and geo-located augmented reality game for your audience. If you’re a web designer or app developer, you’ll gain a range of technological building blocks that you can integrate into your service portfolio. Whatever your background, you’ll learn how to design cutting-edge visual experiences that will enhance your job prospects. What you’ll learn • All about the main MAR products and technologies on the market today • How to build three different augmented reality applications using an augmented reality browser and authoring tools • How to include image recognition and object tracking • How to use geolocation functionality for outdoor augmented reality • Details of the ISO-ARAF standard, an innovative language for representing augmented reality content Prerequisites • You don’t need any prior technical knowledge to take this course. • If you’re familiar with markup languages (HTML, XML, etc) and content management systems, you may be more at ease with the key concepts and techniques. This MOOC is supported by the Patrick and Lina Drahi Foundation. Follow us! Twitter : https://twitter.com/MOOCMAR Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/MOOCMAR/

Welcome to the "Getting started with Augmented Reality" MOOC! We are excited to have you in the class. Let's meet the course team and introduce yourself to the community.

What's included

1 video3 readings1 discussion prompt

In this module we will explain the key concepts and techniques at work in Mixed and Augmented Reality. We will also spend some time explaining some business aspects of augmented reality: the AR market, the potential applications and the value chain. At the end of this module, we’ll identify the main characteristics of AR systems and we’ll specify the main components of an AR architecture.

What's included

6 videos1 reading2 assignments2 discussion prompts

6 videosTotal 30 minutes

What will you learn in this module?2 minutesPreview module
Definition of Mixed and Augmented Reality6 minutes
Mixed Reality Continuum3 minutes
MAR Market, Actors and Value Chain8 minutes
Application vs. Browser3 minutes
MAR System Architecture6 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Augmented Reality History10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

What are the Mixed and Augmented Reality concepts?30 minutes
Check your knowledge on MAR Market and System Architecture30 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 20 minutes

In which fields do you consider that AR applications can be applied?10 minutes
What is the one question that is still on your mind after this module?10 minutes

In this module you will create an AR application for printed media: an Augmented Book. For this, in the first part of the module, we shall use an authoring tool and an AR browser. In the second part, we will have a closer look at the code produced by the authoring tool. If you want to go deeper and learn how to “program” it and change the behavior of the application, you can access the Honors material. If you have difficulties with the assignments, you should post on the Discussions section to ask for help. To get started, please jump into the first lesson below!

What's included

9 videos14 readings2 assignments3 app items3 discussion prompts

9 videosTotal 31 minutes

Welcome3 minutesPreview module
Create an Augmented Book using an authoring tool3 minutes
An Augmented Book example1 minute
Download and install the ARAF browser1 minute
Let's take it a step further1 minute
Augmented Book - Inside the ARAF file6 minutes
Image recognition process7 minutes
Modifying the AR experience: replace a sound with a video4 minutes
Demonstration of the modified AR experience0 minutes

14 readingsTotal 140 minutes

What will you learn this week?10 minutes
How to access project assignments?10 minutes
Create an Augmented Book using the authoring tool, step-by-step10 minutes
Download the ARAF browser on your mobile device10 minutes
Note: How to allow the installation of non-market apps on Android10 minutes
Install the ARAF browser on your mobile device10 minutes
Open an AR file in the ARAF browser10 minutes
Main modules of the obtained ARAF application10 minutes
An Augmented Book template10 minutes
Image recognition process – inside the ARAF file10 minutes
FAQ of Week 210 minutes
Modifying the AR experience: replace one sound with a video10 minutes
Video resources to be used for the assignment10 minutes
Modified Augmented Book code10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Quiz about the main modules of the ARAF file30 minutes
Quiz about the image recognition process inside the ARAF file30 minutes

3 app itemsTotal 180 minutes

Start making your own Augmented Book60 minutes
Start modifying your Augmented Book60 minutes
Optional: Submit your work to the Augmented Reality Project Gallery60 minutes

3 discussion promptsTotal 30 minutes

Share your work for the Augmented Book10 minutes
What is the one question that is still on your mind after this module?10 minutes
Share your modified Augmented Book10 minutes

In this module you will learn how to use the image recognition and tracking process to enrich an image with a 3D object. At the end of this module, you will have an AR application that will augment a city map with a 3D model.

What's included

5 videos5 readings3 assignments2 app items2 discussion prompts

5 videosTotal 26 minutes

Introduction2 minutesPreview module
3D objects in ARAF7 minutes
What is Vuforia?2 minutes
Recognition process with Vuforia8 minutes
Use the Vuforia descriptor in ARAF5 minutes

5 readingsTotal 50 minutes

What will you learn in this module?10 minutes
How to run and visualize ARAF files on your PC10 minutes
How to use the Vuforia developer website - Step-by-step10 minutes
FAQ of Week 310 minutes
Augment your city map - Step-by-step10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

3D objects in ARAF30 minutes
Recognition process with Vuforia30 minutes
Use the Vuforia descriptor in ARAF30 minutes

2 app itemsTotal 120 minutes

Augment your city map60 minutes
Optional: Submit your work to the Augmented Reality Project Gallery60 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 20 minutes

What is the one question that is still on your mind after this module?10 minutes
Share your Augmented City Map10 minutes

This module concerns the geolocation in Augmented Reality and spans 2 weeks. This week, we walk you step by step in the creation of an AR geolocalized quiz game.

What's included

11 videos11 readings2 assignments2 app items2 discussion prompts

11 videosTotal 50 minutes

Welcome5 minutesPreview module
Create an AR Quiz using the authoring tool6 minutes
An AR Quiz example1 minute
Geolocation in ARAF3 minutes
What is a prototype? A basic example: Image PROTO5 minutes
Enriching a prototype: add user interaction5 minutes
Map PROTO Step-by-Step5 minutes
MapMarker PROTO Step-by-Step4 minutes
MapOverlay PROTO Step-by-Step5 minutes
MapPlayer PROTO Step-by-Step2 minutes
An example of a functional map in ARAF4 minutes

11 readingsTotal 110 minutes

What will you do in this module?10 minutes
Preparing the next assignement10 minutes
Create an AR Quiz using the authoring tool : step-by-step10 minutes
What is a prototype? A basic example: Image PROTO10 minutes
Source code for adding user interaction to a prototype10 minutes
Source code for the Map PROTO10 minutes
Source code for the MapMarker PROTO10 minutes
Source code for the MapOverlay PROTO10 minutes
Source code for the MapPlayer PROTO10 minutes
Source code for the full functional map in ARAF10 minutes
FAQ of Week 410 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Quiz about geolocation and prototypes in ARAF30 minutes
Quiz about map-related prototypes30 minutes

2 app itemsTotal 120 minutes

Create your own AR Quiz60 minutes
Optional: Submit your work to the Augmented Reality Project Gallery60 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 20 minutes

Share your work for the AR Quiz10 minutes
What is the one question that is still on your mind after this module?10 minutes

In this module, you will have a closer look at the code of the AR Quiz produced by the authoring tool in the previous module. You will spend almost the entire module in understanding the ARAF format for AR Quiz and then you will learn how to “program” it and change the behavior of the application.

What's included

7 videos5 readings2 assignments1 app item2 discussion prompts

7 videosTotal 26 minutes

Welcome1 minutePreview module
AR Quiz - Prototypes part 16 minutes
AR Quiz - Prototypes part 22 minutes
AR Quiz - Game's scene graph4 minutes
AR Quiz - The game's behavior5 minutes
Closing comments1 minute
Map markers continuously updating their position on the map3 minutes

5 readingsTotal 50 minutes

What will you do in this module?10 minutes
Source code for the AR Quiz10 minutes
FAQ of Week 510 minutes
Programming a new behavoir for the AR Quiz : step-by-step10 minutes
Source code of the modified AR Quiz10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Check your knowledge of prototypes used in the AR Quiz30 minutes
Check your knowledge of AR Quiz scene and game behavior30 minutes

1 app itemTotal 60 minutes

Modify your AR Quiz60 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 20 minutes

What is the one question that is still on your mind after this module?10 minutes
Share your modified AR Quiz10 minutes

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Marius Preda

Institut Mines-Télécom

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Veronica Scurtu

Institut Mines-Télécom

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Traian Lavric

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Reviewed on May 4, 2017

Perfect course material to make learners familiar with the Augmented Reality framework.

Reviewed on Jun 19, 2018

course will teach you to build your AR app but using tools.

Reviewed on Dec 10, 2016

Excellent course! The instructors are very terse and accurately teach the necessary elements to learn how to build and design an AR application. Well done.

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Frequently asked questions

In order to visualize the augmented reality content that you are going to create in this course, you will need to install an ARAF browser on your Android smartphone or tablet. If you don't have any Android device at your disposal, you will still have the opportunity to complete this course by submitting your assignment but you won't get the full learning experience. In fact, you won't be able to test in your own -physical- environment the application you have created.

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