How I created an AR Game in 2 days (Unity + Lightship)

Thanks for watching my journey. I want to build the most exciting AR Experiences including games, movies and productive apps. My background is mainly in 2D / 3D Animation using Blender and After Effects, but I always loved the idea auf Augmented Reality. Furthermore I liked to code. So in late 2022 I decided to learn Unity and get deeper into AR Software Development. Let's see how far we can come :)
Lightship ARDK Sample Package (Includes an invisible shadow catcher for the built in pipeline):
lightship.dev/docs/ardk/sampl...
Video Tutorial for installing Lightship:
• How to make an AR App:...
Lightship documentation:
lightship.dev/docs/ardk/setup/
Templates for playback (In editor testing with video):
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
My Lightship ARDK 3 Playlist:
• ARDK3 Tutorials
Niantic Wayfarer App:
testflight.apple.com/join/VXu...
play.google.com/store/apps/de...
3D Assets that are great for AR purposes:
(The given links are part of Unity’s affiliate program and help support the channel at no extra cost)
Shadow catchers for URP:
URP Shadowcatcher (Free)
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URP Shadowcatcher:
assetstore.unity.com/packages...
URP Water Shader:
assetstore.unity.com/packages...
URP Grass Shader:
assetstore.unity.com/packages...
Beautiful, Low-Poly Packs:
Low Poly Hummingbird, Animated:
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Low Poly, Animated Dinosaurs:
assetstore.unity.com/packages...
Low Poly, Animated Animals:
assetstore.unity.com/packages...
Low Poly Jungle:
assetstore.unity.com/packages...
Low Poly Forest:
assetstore.unity.com/packages...
Fantasy Kingdom:
assetstore.unity.com/packages...
Dungeon Realms:
assetstore.unity.com/packages...
Modern City Pack:
Explorer Character Pack:
assetstore.unity.com/packages...
VFX ( Particles, Fire, Magic, Smoke etc.)
Epic Toon VFX
assetstore.unity.com/packages...
Convert Terrain to Mesh (For Transforming a Terrain to view in AR):
assetstore.unity.com/packages...

[@AliveStudios_]

Important notes: You can find the tutorial about meshing (works on iOS and Android) here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3qahYJseMinmq8si=vzrZEXSl-p_Lv-_d

[@mehmeterendesign]

I enjoy your longer videos this was fun as well. Good reflections

[@AliveStudios_]

Thanks a bunch, glad that you like it!

[@kiranbharadia]

Hey man, your videos have been super helpful to me recently in trying to learn Shared AR especially with Multiplayer. I was wonderting if you happen to notice any new lag in your projects though? I created a game based on your multiplayer shootingAR tutorial and it was working super well and was fluid in updates. However since I think the release of SharedAR 3.5 (I have not updated my project, its using AR 3.3 and shared AR 3.4) the networking is unbelievably laggy and just unplayable really. Is this something you have seen yourself? Kinda tearing my hair out over this atm haha

[@AliveStudios_]

Thanks a lot for your kind words :) I haven't created a multiplayer project using 3.5 yet, however if that is a lasting issue you might create a new thread in the Lightship forums ( community.lightship.dev/ ). Generally I think that the lightship multiplayer is working through the lightship proprietary servers, so if they might have an issue currently, it might affect anyone.

[@muhdanwar4824]

How do you get the meshing effect inside the virtual scene like in 7:18?

[@user-eb9mz5dz1b]

I think it is a XR sample environment, you can enable the XR simulation in XR plugin management for desktop . And then you can use the sample environment.

[@muhdanwar4824]

@@user-eb9mz5dz1b Ah I see. Alright thanks.

[@AliveStudios_]

Yes this is using Lightship Simulator, new to version 3.5 :)

[@akosinelz3277]

hello, live meshing is impossible since I am using android phone (no LiDAR), is it possible to recreate this in android?

[@AliveStudios_]

Yes, that's what makes Lightship so great. You can find my tutorial here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3qahYJseMinmq8si=vzrZEXSl-p_Lv-_d

[@akosinelz3277]

@@AliveStudios_ Hi, thank you for responding, do you also have an in depth tutorial on the game you showed here? Since I am currently working in our capstone project and it feautures AR games

[@AliveStudios_]

For this particular game sadly not