Location and AR (Augmented Reality) APIs @ Mobile Backend Apps and APIs meetup London

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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/

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Location

Taras Filatov, founder & director of @QuickBlox BaaStaras@quickblox.com

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 1

1) Go to http://quickblox.com

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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Facebook

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)

assist@quickblox.com

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!

Executive Summary

Продажиtaras@quickblox.com

@tarasfilatov

Discussion

@quickblox

http://quickblox.com

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