9781118036631

Creating augmented reality apps using Processing open-source programming language Augmented reality (AR) is used all over, and you may not even realize it. Smartphones overlay data onto live camera views to show homes for sale, restaurants, or historical sites. American football broadcasts use AR to show the invisible first-down line on the field to TV viewers. Nike and Budweiser, among others, have used AR in ads. Now, you can learn to create AR prototypes using 3D data, Processing open-source programming language, and other languages. This unique book is an easy-to-follow guide on how to do it. Guides you through the emerging technology of Augmented Reality (AR) Shows you how to use 3D data with the Processing programming environment and other languages to create AR prototypes for the web, smartphones, Macs, and PCs Helps 3D artists and designers who want to move into the AR market but dont have programming skills Covers the essentials of 3D programming, creating objects for an AR library, building and exporting 3D models, and much more Explains how to interactively link 3D to physical, virtual, and streaming environments Author Tony Mullen is both an artist and a programmer and perfectly suited to explain how to bridge these two worlds, as he so deftly does in Prototyping with Augmented Reality.

Tony Mullen, PhD, has a broad background in CG and programming. He teaches at Tsuda College in Tokyo, Japan, where his courses include Python programming, 3D modeling, and animation. He is the author of Introducing Character Animation with Blender, 3D for iPhone Apps with Blender and SIO2, Mastering Blender, and Bounce, Tumble, and Splash!: Simulating the Physical World with Blender 3D, all from Sybex.

Introduction xix

Chapter 1 Getting Started with Augmented Reality 1

What Is Augmented Reality? 2

Tools and Technologies 6

AR Necessities 7

Chapter 2 Introduction to Processing 13

The Processing Programming Environment 14

Drawing in Processing 19

Working with Classes 25

Chapter 3 Blender Modeling and Texturing Basics 33

Modeling with Blender 34

Baking a Smooth AO Texture 54

Creating a Finished Texture with GIMP 59

Chapter 4 Creating a Low-Poly Animated Character 69

Texturing Your Low-Poly Alien 70

Rigging the Model 75

Keying a Simple Walk Cycle 79

Chapter 5 3D Programming in Processing 87

The P3D and OpenGL Environments 88

Working with OBJ files 92

Simple Animation with OBJ Arrays 98

Chapter 6 Augmented Reality with Processing 103

The NyAR4psg Library 104

Digging into the Sample Code 107

Controlling Transformations with Multiple Markers 112

Chapter 7 Interacting with the Physical World 121

Physical Computing with Arduino 122

Sensors and Circuits 125

Communicating Between Arduino

and Processing 127

Chapter 8 Browser-Based AR with ActionScript and FLARManager 135

The FLARManager AR Toolset for ActionScript 136

Getting FLARManager Up and Running 137

Creating Your Own Projects 147

Chapter 9 Prototyping AR with jMonkeyEngine 165

Introducing JMonkeyEngine and ARMonkeyKit 166

Exploring ARMonkeyKit 174

Thoughts from the Developer 184

Chapter 10 Setting Up NyARToolkit for Android 189

Android and the Android SDK 190

NyARToolkit for Android 196

Going Further with Android 202

Appendix A From Blender 2.49 to Blender 2.58 207

Basics and Views 208

Mesh Modeling 211

Texturing, Baking, and Materials 213

Rigging and Animation 216

Appendix B File Formats and Exporting 221

Development Environments and File Formats 222

Exporting from Blender 223

Index 233

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

Prototyping Augmented Reality

Prototyping Augmented Reality

1118036638

Summary

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials

Write a Review