Professional Augmented Reality Browsers for Smartphones: Programming for junaio, Layar, and Wikitude -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Introducing Augmented Reality (AR) -- My Augmented Reality Journey -- What is AR? -- Why AR Is Useful? -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Natural-Feature Tracking and Visual Search -- Introducing Natural-Feature Tracking -- How Natural-Feature Tracking Works -- Scenarios for Natural-Feature Tracking -- Introducing Visual Search -- Shopping -- Translating Languages -- Identifying Objects -- Marketing AR-Enabled Apps -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Introduction to AR Browsers -- AR Browser Basics -- The Growth of AR Browsers -- Anatomy of a Browser -- Wikitude World Browser -- Overview -- Development Choices -- Wikitude Worlds -- Creating Your First World -- Layar Reality Browser -- Overview -- Development Choices -- Functionality -- Layers -- Creating Your First Layer -- junaio -- Overview -- Development Choices -- Channels -- Testing a junaio Demo -- Browser Accuracy -- GPS and Compass Accuracy -- Mapping Accuracy -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Latitude, Longitude and Where to get POIs -- An Overview of Latitude/Longitude -- Working with Points of Interest (POIs) -- Working with POI Databases -- Summary -- Part II: Wikitude -- Chapter 5: Building Worlds with KML -- Using the Wikitude Dashboard -- Developing with KML -- Creating KML With Google Earth (For Non Developers) -- Creating a World -- Testing -- Simulating Locations -- Creating KML With Google Earth (For Developers) -- Testing -- Understanding KML's Limitations -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Building Worlds with ARML -- Understanding Augmented Reality Markup Language (ARML) -- What's New With ARML? -- Creating a World With ARML -- Adding the POIs -- Completing the World -- Creating the ARML World -- Testing on the Device -- Summary -- Part III: Layar.

Chapter 7: Building Layar Layers -- Creating Your Layar Account -- Creating a Layer -- Creating the Layer on the Publishing Site -- Testing in the Client -- Preparing the Database -- Creating the Table -- Adding POIs to the Database -- Creating a Web Service -- Viewing the mylayar.php Code in Full -- Testing the Layer -- Customizing Your Layer -- Creating a More Compelling Listing -- Changing POI Colors -- Creating Icon Sets -- Adding Layar Actions -- Changing to Version 4.0 -- Creating an Actions Table -- Fetching the Actions Function -- Adding Actions -- Adding Audio and Video -- Adding Triggers -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Creating Filters and 2D Objects -- Using Filters -- Creating the Real Estate Database -- Creating the Filters -- Connecting the Filters -- Using SQL Queries -- Preparing the SQL -- Testing the Real Estate Layer -- Troubleshooting -- Finishing the Layer -- Experimenting with 2D Objects -- Changing Dimensions -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Using Layar Tools -- Launching Layers -- Using Layar Intent -- The Layar Shortcut Tool -- Requirements -- Using the Shortcut Tool -- Hoppala -- Using Hoppala Augmentation -- BuildAR -- Using BuildAR -- Skaloop -- Configuring Skaloop -- Summary -- Part IV: junaio -- Chapter 10: Creating junaio Channels -- Understanding the Requirements -- Setting up the Apache Server -- Adding Your API Key -- Creating Your First Channel -- Creating the Client Listing -- Testing Your Server Configuration -- Setting up the POI -- Creating Multiple POIs -- Including Optional Parameters -- Understanding the [name: string] Error -- Adding Images, Sound, and Video -- Adding Images -- Playing Sounds -- Playing Videos -- Creating 3D Content -- Debugging 3D -- Scaling 3D Content -- Using Animation -- Using OBJ files -- Creating 3D Content -- Importing MD2 and OBJ Files -- Summary.

Chapter 11: Natural-Feature Tracking and Visual Search with junaio -- Natural-Feature Tracking for Non-Developers -- Creating Your First GLUE Channel -- Adding Images and Video -- Experimenting with Natural-Feature Tracking -- Gluing 3D Objects to an Image -- Natural-Feature Tracking for Developers -- Creating a Channel -- Building a Channel from Scratch -- Using Visual Search -- Overlaying Videos (Movie Textures) -- Encoding Movie Textures -- Image Requirements for Natural-Feature Tracking -- Summary -- Part V: The Next Steps -- Chapter 12: Adding Advanced Functionality -- Working with Dedicated XML Files -- Creating Advanced Interactions -- Adding Interactions -- Using LLA Markers -- Configuring an LLA -- Retrieving Data from a Database -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Taking Your Application to Market -- Marketing Your Content -- Listing Your Content -- Generating Excitement -- Making Money from AR -- Summary -- Chapter 14: The Future of AR -- Using AR in Marketing -- Using AR for Translation Services -- Using AR for Interactive TV -- Using AR in Diminishing Reality -- Using AR in Advertising -- Using AR in Books and Print -- Using AR in Gaming -- Using AR in Hardware -- Summary -- Appendix A: Wikitude Support and ARML Parameters -- Support -- ARML Parameters -- Appendix B: Layar Support and Parameters -- Support -- Request Parameters -- Appendix C: junaio Support and Parameters -- Support Channels -- junaio Certification Program -- junaio Parameters -- Troubleshooting Guide -- Failure of Validation Test 1 - Check Callback URL -- Failure of Validation Test 2 - Check pois/search -- Test 3 - Check pois/search return value error -- Failure of Validation Test 5 - Check pois/search -- Status Codes -- Index.