BY: TAYLOR APPLEYARD DIG4104c: Student Talk Wikitude: Augmented Reality

The Wikitude Platform Wikitude is a software platform that enables branded augmented reality (AR) app experiences across most real world environments, giving mobile apps the ability to ‘see’. The Wikitude platform uses computer vision-based image recognition and offers a wide set of features and capabilities. Wikitude has support for iOS, Android, and BlackBerry 10, allowing for a single native app to reach the most users across the widest range of smartphones and tablets.

The Wikitude Platform

The Wikitude Technology Core Wikitude is one of the world’s leading augmented reality technology provider. Includes:  geo-based AR engine  image recognition and tracking services  3D modeling and presentation layers. The core technology provides users with every technology component necessary to create deep and engaging augmented reality experiences.

The Wikitude SDK The Wikitude SDK is the primary library that is used to integrate the core technologies into your augmented reality app. From this easy-to-use software development kit, developers can build their augmented reality experiences. Based on familiar programming languages, HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3, the Wikitude SDK eliminates the need to learn any new programming languages. The advanced 3D rendering engine included in Wikitude’s powerful technology, provides developers with the ability to meet and exceed even the most demanding clients’ expectations.

The Wikitude Studio Building upon the ease-of-use factor of the Wikitude SDK, the Wikitude Studio is a cloud based augmented reality creation tool. With its intuitive graphic interface, absolutely no programming skills are needed to set up image recognition and tracking based augmented reality experiences.  Web-Based  Drag and Drop  Easy to Use  Powerful 3D  AR Content Management  Image Recognition and Tracking With a one-click process, all creations made with the Wikitude Studio are easily imported into the Wikitude SDK.

The Wikitude World Browser (The APP) For the past 5 years, the multiple award-winning Wikitude World Browser has been utilized by million users around the globe. It is available on every major mobile platform, iOS, Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone. The Wikitude World Browser features over 7,000 individual content resources and provides added value to every facet of life.

The Wikitude Developer Network With over thirty thousand registered developers, the Wikitude Developer network is one of the largest and most active communities of augmented reality developers on the planet. The Wikitude Developer Network is a “go-to” source when it comes to creating outstanding augmented reality experiences. Wikitude Premium Partner Network members enjoy a host of special benefits, and an ongoing collaboration with Wikitude.

Wikitude AR Navigation Using precise GPS coordinates and overlaying a navigational map, users of Wikitude AR navigation are provided with highly accurate directions, with the safety benefits of never having to look away from their “real world” view. Wikitude AR Navigation has tremendous potential when combined with the growing market of wearable display technology. Wikitude SDK Pro allows Developers to develop AR for:  Google Glass  EPSON Moverio  Vuzix

Open Geospatial Consortium / Augmented Reality Standards Wikitude been an active member of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) for the past three years The CTO, Martin Lechner, is a primary author of the augmented reality markup language (ARML) standard. ARML 2.0 is a set of XML tags and process that has defined the standard of today’s augmented reality development. Working with Wikitude’s core technology means that its creations adhere to a globally recognized and accepted rule of standards.

My Example Go into the APP Store – Download Wikitude (free to download) Go into settings>developer settings>Architect World URL > enter : This creates my example app in your Favorites.

Demo using Wikitude Studio

Demo materials

Demo – JavaScript for enabling Image Recognition // Initialize Tracker // Important: If you replace the tracker file with your own, make sure to change the target name accordingly. // e.g. replace "pageOne" used for creating the AR.Trackeable2DOBject below, with the name of one of your new target images. this.tracker = new AR.Tracker("assets/Tracker.wtc", { onLoaded: this.worldLoaded }); // Create overlay for page one this.imgButton = new AR.ImageResource("assets/StillShot.png"); var pageOneButton = this.createWwwButton(" 0.1, { offsetX: -0.25, offsetY: }); var pageOne = new AR.Trackable2DObject(this.tracker, “Logo", { drawables: { cam: pageOneButton } }); createWwwButton: function createWwwButtonFn(url, size, options) { options.onClick = function() { AR.context.openInBrowser(url); }; return new AR.ImageDrawable(this.imgButton, size, options); },

Wikitude Vuforia Paltforms:  iOS  Android  BlackBerry 10 Features:  GPS  IMU Sensors  Markers  Natural Feature  Content API  Framework (Wikitude Studios) Plugin Compatibility:  PhoneGap  Appcelerator License Type: Free + commercial SDK option Paltforms:  iOS  Android Features:  Markers  Natural Feature  Content API(with Vuforia Cloud) Plugin Compatibility:  Unity 3D License Type: Free + commercial SDK option Comparison

Sources Wikitude: SDK Comparisons: ed-reality-sdks

Questions Q:Wikitude is based on which familiar programming languages? A: HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3 Q:Wikitude is compatible with which platforms? A: iOS, Android and BlackBerry 10 Q:What is Wikitude Studio? A: A cloud based augmented reality creation tool with intuitive graphic interface