Lynda – Unity and Vuforia: Trying on Watches in Augmented Reality

Augmented reality (AR) has opened up a world of shopping experience possibilities, helping people try before they buy. Join instructor Parth Anand as he walks you through the steps to create an augmented reality app that lets shoppers preview a virtual 3D watch models on their wrist—using their phone—and quickly swap between colors, faces, and straps. Explore how to add reflections, metallic effects, and occlusion to make the watches more realistic, and how to make watch bands interchangeable. Learn how to import watch models and set up targets, creating a paper marker the shopper can place on their wrist that the app will track for placement. Parth also covers how to create buttons and components for the app user interface.

Topics include:
Installing and setting up Unity and Vuforia
Unity and Vuforia walkthroughs
Main steps to creating the app
Adding and setting up the watch models
Reflections and metallic properties
Integrating Vuforia image markers
Writing occlusion shader scripts
Creating the app user interface
Watch swap functionality
Changing watch strap colors
Deploying the app