How to Create an AR Portal Application in 15 Minutes or Less [Tutorial]

Looking to create an AR portal to virtually visit other worlds in augmented reality (AR)? This AR portal application created with Unity, AR Foundation, and echoAR is a great place to start. The full demo can also be found on echoAR’s GitHub.

Register

Don’t have an API key? Make sure to register for FREE at echoAR.

Setup

• Clone the Unity+ARFoundation with echoAR example code.
• Follow the instructions on our documentation page to set your API key.
• Add the 3D assets and their medatada from the Models folder to the console.
• Overwrite the existing Assets/echoAR/CustomBehaviour.cs script with the new CustomBehaviour.cs file.
• Copy the entire Resources folder to Assets/echoAR/.

Run

• Build and run the AR application.

Learn more

Refer to our documentation to learn more about how to use Unity, AR Foundation, and echoAR.

Support

Feel free to reach out at support@echoAR.xyz or join our support channel on Slack.

echoAR (http://www.echoAR.xyz; Techstars ’19) is a cloud platform for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) that provides tools and server-side infrastructure to help developers & companies quickly build and deploy AR/VR apps and experiences.