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Mastering ARKit

Apple’s Augmented Reality App Development Platform

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Authors:
  1. Jayven Nhan

    1. Waterloo, Canada

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  • Tie your apps to the real world with interactive tools
  • Implement 3D objects that blend realistically into the world
  • Enable shared experiences for your app's users

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Why Augmented Reality?

    • Jayven Nhan
    Pages 1-15

  3. Introduction to ARKit: Under the Hood and Matrixes

    • Jayven Nhan
    Pages 17-43

  4. Designing an Augmented Reality Experience

    • Jayven Nhan
    Pages 45-58

  5. Building Your First ARKit App with SceneKit

    • Jayven Nhan
    Pages 59-78

  6. Understanding and Implementing 3D Objects

    • Jayven Nhan
    Pages 79-91

  7. Detecting Horizontal Planes and Adding 3D Objects with Raycast in SceneKit

    • Jayven Nhan
    Pages 93-108

  8. Understanding Physics by Launching a Rocketship

    • Jayven Nhan
    Pages 109-131

  9. Light Estimation and Environment Texturing

    • Jayven Nhan
    Pages 133-152

  10. 2D Image Recognition and Filter Modification

    • Jayven Nhan
    Pages 153-169

  11. Saving and Restoring World Mapping Data to Create a Persistence AR Experience

    • Jayven Nhan
    Pages 171-187

  12. Advancing App with Real-Time Image Analysis, Machine Learning, and Vision

    • Jayven Nhan
    Pages 189-203

  13. Crafting 3D Assets

    • Jayven Nhan
    Pages 205-238

  14. Creating Immersive Audio Experiences

    • Jayven Nhan
    Pages 239-244

  15. Working with SpriteKit and ARKit

    • Jayven Nhan
    Pages 245-262

  16. Building Shared Experiences with Multipeer Connectivity

    • Jayven Nhan
    Pages 263-292

  17. Face Tracking

    • Jayven Nhan
    Pages 293-307

  18. Reality Composer: Creating AR Content

    • Jayven Nhan
    Pages 309-335

  19. Simultaneously Integrate Face Tracking and World Tracking

    • Jayven Nhan
    Pages 337-359

  20. Scanning 3D Objects

    • Jayven Nhan
    Pages 361-393
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About this book

Embark on a journey to build an augmented reality world. This book puts theory into practical application by building unique augmented reality  apps specific to each chapter’s topic.

You’ll learn to engineer successful, well-designed, and comprehensive augmented reality applications for Apple devices. First, uncover the foundation of augmented reality on Apple platforms. Understand the building blocks and inner workings of the technologies that power augmented reality. Then, learn about building AR apps using ARKit, SceneKit, SpriteKit, RealityKit, and RealityComposer.     

You’ll study augmented reality app business models, designs, and content for the ultimate user experience. Plus, you’ll cover the theories and practicalities of ARKit APIs such as surface detection, working with world maps, body motion capture, face tracking, object scanning and detecting, people occlusion, and more. Chapter by chapter, this book helps you tobecome an advanced augmented reality engineer.    


By the end of the book, you’ll have the necessary mental models and tools to engineer delightful experiences in Apple’s augmented reality platforms.  



What You'll Learn
  • Build AR apps with SceneKit, SpriteKit, RealityKit, and RealityComposer
  • Understand the business models that support augmented reality
  • Incorporate surface detection, computer vision, and body motion capture in your apps



Who This Book Is For
iOS developers who want to expand their knowledge of ARKit. They should have a solid foundation in the Swift programming language and understand the basics of navigating Xcode.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Waterloo, Canada

    Jayven Nhan

About the author

Jayven Nhan has worked with the biggest international and national enterprises in health care, financial banking, and entertainment streaming industries. He has published books and over 30 App Store apps. Jayven is an Apple scholar who contributes his best work to passion, fitness training, and nutrition. Passion makes problem-solving an enjoyment. Outside of coding, you may find him listening to audiobooks and podcasts, reading, or learning from YouTube videos.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mastering ARKit

  • Book Subtitle: Apple’s Augmented Reality App Development Platform

  • Authors: Jayven Nhan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7836-9

  • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

  • eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Jayven Nhan 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-7835-2Published: 24 February 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-7836-9Published: 23 February 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 549

  • Number of Illustrations: 303 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Apple and iOS

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