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About the Course

This class will teach you the fundamentals of augmented reality (AR), and how to build an AR experience using ARCore. Through the four week course, you'll learn: - How to identify different types of AR experiences - Tools and platforms used in the AR landscape - What makes AR feel "real" - Popular use cases for AR - How to create an AR use flow - How AR experiences work - Tools like Google Poly and Unity to build AR experiences - Next steps to start building an AR experience using ARCore and other tools This course will break down complex AR concepts to make them easy to understand, while also sharing expert tips and knowledge from Daydream's ARCore team. The course is great for beginners who are just getting started with AR or ARCore....

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SB

Jun 1, 2021

this is the best course to learn , if you are interested in augmented reality , i gives you the basic knowledge of what augmented reality is and what resources you need to start your AR dev journey.

MH

Nov 27, 2020

This is a great course especially for a newbie to know the overview of AR and ARCore. This also can help expand the knowledge on how to use AR in better ways which are not solely for entertainment.

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By Arihant C

Aug 27, 2020

A good introductory level course into the field of AR. As a CS undergraduate already somewhat familiar with Machine Learning and Computer Graphics concepts, I was blown away by the inter-sectional use cases that I could dream up in the first couple of weeks other than what's already been done in the field. Could have been more hands-on, especially when talking about the unity pipeline, but again as an introductory course it was well above what I expected. I especially like how the videos were made short and concise as I was already familiar with most of the concepts and they were instrumental in livening up my experience.

By Joseph M T

Sep 21, 2022

A very introduction-level course that has described the state and applications of augmented reality with good examples and case studies. In terms of ARCore, the course only introduced the platform and concepts related to it, but do not provide practical/hands-on experience of building your own AR application using ARCore and/or Unity. Learners should be proactive and try out making their own application in their own time.

Additionally, since Google Poly has been shutdown, parts of this course are now outdated and should be updated/improved.

By AYUSHMAN S

Apr 11, 2020

This course describes a fair approach to Augmented Reality and AR core with suitable one minute videos and conveniently placed subtitles to the bottom of each. The initial parts were perhaps more promising than the somewhat unevenly paced additions later on, particularly in week 4's content where the instructor's explanation wasn't nearly as effective in contrast to the rest. A particular SDK reading material felt a bit too heavily lined up compared to the smoother explanations of everything else. Introductory wise,it holds up the most part.

By Hrishikesh A

Jun 30, 2018

While the course gave a good overview about AR from a beginners perspective it seemed to become overly complex in Week 4. From someone who knows a bit about AR, this course was too simplistic till Week 3 and then did not give enough information in Week 4. A few practical examples would have helped here. A few videos about Blocks and Sceneform usage would have added much more value. Some of the transcript had very obvious errors. Week 4 seemed unplanned and repeated quite a few things from earlier weeks.

By Deepak R D

Sep 20, 2020

The course is a great beginning for anyone is interested in getting to know the AR technology and also for someone who wants to work in AR technology.

I personally was into know the AR technology and the course served its purpose, the content of the course was done well and the delivery of the lecture was also good by the presenter.

I would highly recommend this to people who want to begin with their career in AR.

By Daksh S

Jun 29, 2018

I was hoping for a more technical introduction to ARCore. Specially the differences between version 1 and 2. Albeit, this was clearly mentioned in the introduction. The course was a good insight into the technicalities and concepts for developing AR applications. It would serve as a guide for the first attempts at building AR applications. I'm ready to dive into more technical overviews now.

By Danella Y

Apr 22, 2019

For someone exploring the technology of augmented reality, this was a great introductory course. Everything from the segmentation of the weeks, breakdown of topics, the length of the videos, to the written material had just enough detail to give me a good foundation. I can now have an educated conversation with someone on the topic as I look into the business opportunities with AR.

By Aditya K

Nov 2, 2018

This is a perfect course for someone wanting to learn about the basics of Augmented Reality. It also includes design aspects, challenges, and points to remember while creating an AR app. Being a course from Google, it does showcase some apps that Google has in this sphere. Overall, time well spent and looking forward to learn more about this exciting field.

By Rhuta J

Jun 25, 2020

This is a great course to get introduced to AR and ARCore. While this is a good course, learners should be aware that it is theoretical and there is no hands-on project work included in this course. Understanding AR and ARCore would have been more interesting with a guided project or hands-on assignments in AR application development using Android Studio.

By Raghvendra J

Dec 25, 2018

This course is good to get an Intro to AR. The course does not review existing apps that have been popular, next steps in development of ARCore, other rival frameworks and learning resources. I am somewhat disappointed as I still have to figure out what to refer for developing an actual AR App. Can I use Flutter framework or not or how to etc.

By Abby

Sep 18, 2020

Pretty good for beginners who want to know more about Augmented Reality. The course is a bit too short for my liking but considering that AR is still pretty new in its technological advancements, I can see why that would be the case. More research needs to be done to improve this profound technology in order to optimize its capabilities.

By Aniket K

Sep 27, 2020

It would've been better if it included some Sceneform workflow, however, it is no longer in development, and the course includes an example of Sceneform version 1.15, which is having problems with Android studio versions 3.6+ And SFA and SFB workflow is deprecated. So, the only practical section given in week 4 is rendered useless.

By Joseluis M

Mar 26, 2024

An easy intro to Augmented reality. Give you a quick rundown about the basics and gives you a good understanding about the fundamentals of AR and ARCore. I only wish we created an AR experiences of some kind just to have a final product to show off. *Note: I was able to finish the entire course in less then 2 hours

By Damián F O

Sep 16, 2020

Como su título indica, es un curso introductorio a los conceptos básico sobre los que se fundamenta la realidad aumentada y te presenta lo que puedes llegar a hacer con ARCore de Google. Aunque hace poco acaban de lanzar la app "ARCore Elements" con la que puedes experimentar en AR todo lo que te puede aportar ARCore

By Sylvan S

Feb 22, 2021

This couse mainly introduces those techinical terms of AR technology and ARCore, it does not cover hands-on teaching of how to make AR. Overall I think it is a good course, it both expands and deepens my understanding to AR.

However, I hope the teaching material can be presented more than just in video format.

By Terry J

Oct 19, 2019

Very insightful, the information that was provided gave details that was easy to understand, however, through continuous repetitions it will become more easier in terms of creating files, the interface of ARcore , placing 3D objects in files to create AR. I look forward to using the software in the future !

By pankaj s

Nov 2, 2021

It was a great way to explore the possibilities and future of AR tech, but its limitation to only google assets and tech limits its possibilities of expansion. All the refences to use google poly as free resource is outdated as google poly has shut down, hence it limits a students experience.

By Benjamin P

Jan 11, 2022

I liked the short chunks the training was divided into. This helped a lot to follow my own pace. What bothered me a lot was that in chapter 4 there was a reference to poly.google.com, which has been shut down mid of 2021. So I cannot use it and haven't learned about an alternate solution.

By Daria K

Oct 8, 2018

Nice overview for beginners. I wish I've taken this course before diving into more technical ones. If you already tried writing an AR app this course would be too basic. But it still links great resources: I haven't known about Poly before and I watched several I/O talks linked here.

By Waqar M

Oct 3, 2022

A good kickstart course for beginners in AR field. Even a user with some preliminary experience with AR can get nice insights. Some speakers speak like they are reading something which irritates the listener sometimes. Moreover, the content of this course needs to be upgraded.

By Rosalyn B

Aug 10, 2018

I thought this course would include practice, not only concepts. But still, I learned that AR is more than displaying a simple object; it's a deeper concept that includes the knowledge of the surroundings and how to optimize it in a level to make it almost real. Thank you!

By Nima G M

Jun 2, 2022

The course taught me about the fundamental definitions of terms, and the glossary uses in AR. For reviewing the course, I suggest that the students, instead of watching the videos again, could only study the "Learning checkpoint" of the reading sections of each chapter.

By Aditya S K

Sep 25, 2020

The basics were explained well in this course. It's really helpful for the novices (Rather, even for people who don't have the slightest clue about AR).

The only complaint being that the syllabus could have been greater. That would provide one with a stronger base.

By PengYue T ( T

Jul 6, 2018

Course was informational, but the videos and readings are way to short to actually apply any real AR skills learned into real life, I hope the course can be improved with longer videos and maybe code examples if they are short enough for a person to understand.

By Melissa S

Mar 18, 2022

It's a helpful first peek at the topic but it's outdated. I went looking for some of the resources and they have been retired. Still, useful. I do not think my time was wasted. I've been able to use what I learned here already, tinkering in other AR programs.