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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!
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