Mar 23

Notes for March 23, 2018 • Towards Augmented Reality

Some Technical Instructions

Please follow the instructions for your device:
For building Unity apps on iOS devices:

Be sure to have installed Unity 2017.3 or later (released 19 Dec 2017, so you should already be good if you installed after that date)
When installing Unity, make sure to check the boxes for “iOS Build Support” and “Vuforia Augmented Reality Support”.
If you’ve already installed Unity without iOS build support, you can check in Unity under File > Build Settings > iOS. If build settings are not installed, a button will appear to download the installer.
If you’ve already installed Unity without Vuforia Support, you can check in Unity under Edit > Project Settings > Player > XR Settings > Vuforia Augmented Reality. If Vuforia support is not present, a button will appear to download the installer.
Download (or update to) the latest version of Xcode from the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id497799835?mt=12
An Apple ID will be required both to download Xcode and to build to the device

For building Unity apps on Android devices:

Be sure to have installed Unity 2017.3.1 or later (released 5 Feb 2018, so you should already be good if you installed after that date)
When installing Unity, make sure to check the boxes for “Android Build Support” and “Vuforia Augmented Reality Support”.
If they’ve already installed Unity without Android build support, they can check in Unity under File > Build Settings > Android. If build settings are not installed a button will appear to download the installer.
If they’ve already installed Unity without Vuforia Support, they can check in Unity under Edit > Project Settings > Player > XR Settings > Vuforia Augmented Reality. If Vuforia support is not present, a button will appear to download the installer.
Follow the instructions under the heading “Preparing your Unity project for building to Android” on the following page to link the required Android SDK and JDK to Unity: https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/topics/mobile-touch/building-your-unity-game-android-device-testing

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