Augmented Reality (AR) is currently a hot category on iPhone and Android
devices. One can find numerous interactive AR applications on the App
Store and Android Market. Following are some of the interesting AR
applications available on the Android Market:
1. Wikitude World Browser
2. 3D Compass
3. Tweeps Around
So, what exactly is AR?
Wikipedia defines AR as a live direct or indirect view of a physical
real-world environment whose elements are augmented by virtual
computer-generated sensory input such as sound or graphics. Simply
speaking, AR is the ability to overlay location data points on the live
view of a mobile device’s camera.Thus, AR applications combine virtual
data into the real world by utilizing the phone’s compass, camera, and
GPS system.
You can get more information about AR here
and here
.
In this article, we will provide you some resources which will help you
in developing your own AR applications for Android devices.
Android AR-Kit
(Recommended)
An open source, Geographical based, Augmented Reality library.
Layar
The Layar Reality Browser shows what is around you by displaying real
time digital information on top of the real world as seen through the
camera of your mobile phone.You can use the Layar Platform to create
your own AR Applications.
Mixare
mixare (mix Augmented Reality Engine) is a free open source augmented
reality browser. It works as a completely autonomous application and is
available as well for the development of own implementations.
Qualcomm Augmented Reality Platform
The Qualcomm Augmented Reality Platform provides developers the ability
to create high-performance Android applications with C++ APIs.
Tutorial
Chris Haseman has also put together a nice tutorial for developing AR
applications using the Android AR-Kit. Experienced Android Developers
will find this tutorial very helpful.
We hope that you’ll find these resources useful. Let us know about
your thoughts on AR application development in the comments section.
来源：http://www.androidkit.com/developing-augmented-reality-applications-for-android
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