Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Augmented Reality App Development And Why Learn It

By Donna Smith


Augmented reality is a technology that enhances the view of the real world by overlaying a computer generated image on the display. It has been used in one way or another such as on television when they superimpose an image of a brand logo of their sponsors during live coverage of events like sports. There are also mobile applications that are using this technology so you could use it on your mobile devices.

Developing an idea you have into an AR app may be something you want to do. You can achieve this by studying the concepts and process by having yourself enrolled in a class or by self studying through watching and reading tutorials online. Or if you lack the time to do so, hiring people for augmented reality app development in California is an option too.

If you really want to do it yourself, enrolling in a class is the better and faster way to do it rather than studying by yourself. This is because you will be able to concentrate on learning when you are in class compared to at home where many distractions may arise. This is not to say that self study is ineffective, this just depends on your situation and management of schedule.

Lectures will also help you in understanding concepts which are maybe hard to grasp. Approaching your instructor to ask questions and clarifications regarding certain topics that are hard to understand is helpful. Your classmates could also be approached if they are willing to help as well.

Practicing your programming skills in AR applications at class begins with simple ones and will gradually become more difficult. It is a good process in developing skills you could use for to develop your idea into an app. After finishing your classes, you may have acquired the skills and concepts in AR development but it not yet enough.

Constant learning must be done because technologies continue to develop and there may be new things and ideas that could help you. Be updated with information and the latest news about related stuffs. This is also a good way of checking if the idea you have has already been made or someone else is in the process of making it too so that you can avoid making the same exact thing.

You can then now start developing your application but first you must decide on where you want it to be installed and used. Either develop it for mobile phones, game consoles or any particular AR dedicated devices. You should then research on how to develop apps for that device and what software development kit you will be using.

Having someone to help you is also a good idea. This could be a business partner which you would share potential income generated by your application. Or it could be people you will be hiring to work for you so the potential income will be yours after paying them their salary. There are advantages and disadvantages on both choices so consider it properly.

Developing apps also takes a lot of time and money. You could do this on your spare time while you have a regular work so you can still support yourself while developing the software. This will help in preventing you from going broke while you are working on your ideas.




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