How to Build a COVID-19 Tracker in 3D in 15 Minutes or Less

Looking to create a visualizer that features COVID-19 cases in a more engaging way? Try using 3D or augmented reality (AR)! Here’s a step-by-step guide to quickly create a simple COVID-19 spread visualizer demo with Unity and echoAR. 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

• Create a new Unity project.
• Install the echoAR Unity SDK.
• Open the sample scence under echoAR/Examples/sample.unity.
• Set the API key in the Inspector of the echoAR game object.
• Add the 3D model from the models folder to the console.
• Add the metadata listed in the metadata.csv file.
• Overwrite the existing echoAR/CustomBehaviour.cs script with the new CustomBehaviour.cs file.

Run
Simply press the Play button in Unity.

Learn more
Refer to our documentation to learn more about how to use Unity and echoAR.

Support
Feel free to reach out at [e-mail] or join our support channel on Slack.

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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.