location and ar (augmented reality) apis @ mobile backend apps and apis meetup london
DESCRIPTION
The second Mobile Backend Apps and APIs meetup has taken place in London on 22th of June 2012. These are the slides from the presentation of Taras Filatov from QuickBlox. Taras has talked about Location and Augmented Reality and also about have to add Location + Chat or AR Chat into your iOS, Android, Windows Phone or BlackBerry apps.More about meet up agenda below:Talk 1 - Microsoft Bing Maps API - Ricky Brundritt | EMEA Bing Maps Technology Solution ProfessionalTalk 2 - Pearson Location API - Shazad Rehman | DeveloperTalk 3 - Location and Augmented Reality in your apps. Make it social - Taras Filatov | QuickBlox DirectorTalk 4 - InMobi will be showing off Location Based Advertising - Terence Eden | Developer Community ManagerThe meet up went really well and got great feedback:http://www.meetup.com/Mobile-Backend-Apps-and-APIs/events/66137342/ The official meetup page: http://www.meetup.com/Mobile-Backend-Apps-and-APIs/events/49006492/TRANSCRIPT
Location
Taras Filatov, founder & director of @QuickBlox [email protected]
Mobile Backend – Apps and APIs 2nd Meetup21st June 2012
Location and Augmented Reality in your apps. Making it Social.
1. Location APIs
2. How to add QuickBlox Location into your app in 5 minutes
3. Location + Chat
4. Location + Chat + Augmented Reality
5. AR Chat code sample
Outline
Location APIsWhat is available
Popular APIs - Location
http://simplegeo.com/
http://www.arcgis.com/home/
www.skyhookwireless.com/localfaves/
developer.pearson.com/apis
Popular APIs – Location - Maps
http://blog.programmableweb.com/2012/03/01/23-alternatives-to-google-maps/
23 alternatives to Google Maps
http://www.programmableweb.com/apis/directory/1?apicat=Mapping
Lots of APIs
244 APIs in ‘Mapping’
BaaS solutions including Location
http://www.stackmob.com/
http://quickblox.com
https://www.parse.com/
add Location into your appvia QuickBlox Location
Add Location into your app – step 2
2) Get snippet for your platform
Add Location into your app – step 2
2) Get snippet for your platform
Add Location into your app – step 2
2) Get snippet for your platform
Add Location into your app – step 2
2) Get snippet for your platform
Add Location into your app – step 3
3) Copy & Paste into your app along with QuickBlox SDK library
Add Location into your app – step 4
4) Register account at QuickBlox
Add Location into your app – step 5
5) Copy app credentials to the code
Add Location into your app – step 6
6) Enjoy!
Add Location into your app – step 7
7) Manage Locations
• manage POIs• manage users• view stats• locations history• check-ins• import/export
Location + ChatLocation with Chat added
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Location
Chat
QuickBlox: Location Chat
Front-end functionality:
Celebrity’s fans can see each other on Google map and chat Technology:• Location based Chat • Authorization via Facebook
Modules:
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Location
Chat
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QuickBlox: iOS SuperSample
http://quickblox.com/developers/SuperSample_iOS
QuickBlox: Android SuperSample
http://quickblox.com/developers/SuperSample_(Map_Chat_code_sample)_Android
QuickBlox: Windows Phone SuperSample
http://quickblox.com/developers/SuperSample_(Map_Chat_code_sample)_Windows_8_(WP7)
QuickBlox: Web / Facebook SuperSample
http://quickblox.com/developers/SuperSample_(Map_Chat_code_sample)_Windows_8_(WP7)
Location + Chat + Augmented Reality
AR as a social enabler
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Location
Chat
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Augmented Reality
Add Augmented Reality into your app
Building it yourself? Download toolkits:
https://github.com/zac/iphonearkit/
http://www.mixare.org/
Wikitude app
Wikitude appBlackBerry
• Chat• BBM integration
QuickBlox: Augmented Reality Chat
Front-end functionality:
Users can see other users/friends in AR world – looking around through their camera Technology:• Location based Chat • Augmented Reality view• Authorization via Facebook
Modules:
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Location
Chat
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Augmented Reality
http://quickblox.com/augmented-reality-chat-for-mobile-applications/
QuickBlox: add AR Chat into your app
Free, ready-to-go code sample
https://github.com/QuickBlox/MashApp-location-chat-ar-VKRadar-ios
Facebook integratedversion coming soon
E-mail or call us for assistance with your AR app! (iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry)
QuickBlox: add AR Chat into your app
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Location
Chat
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Augmented Reality
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• Social• Engaging• Interactive• Mobile 2.0!
Can be built in 2 days!
