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Faris Jamal
Faris Jamal

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AR App Advice Please

Hey everyone! Thank you for interacting with this :)

I'm a complete newbie to develop, programming and such, but i've been doing quite a lot of research and i m motivated to get into it. I have an idea and i'm stuck on the logistics side of it because i'm new to this.

The idea: I want to create an educational AR mobile app (ios and android).

The idea is that a user would buy a QR-like code from a website that is able to be scanned by the app to generate a 3D AR animation. 1 QR-like code is valid for the first 2 devices that scan it and is rendered unable to be scanned by a 3rd device and so forth. Once the code has been scanned, a 3D AR animation would pop up and a specific sound must be heard by the app in order to start the animation, ie a hand clap would trigger the animation to start.

I want the data for the animation to be on a cloud database rather than be stored locally and once the QR-like code is scanned, the user will have the option to download the data for the 3D AR animation so that it can be played without wifi.

Things i'm not sure about:
Is it possible for the animation to be triggered by a specific sound?

Can i make my own QR-code-like system where the scanner on the app generates a 3D animation that corresponds to the 2D code image bought on the website (that looks similar to a QR code)?
Do you have any recommendations as to how to make your own Qr-like code? For this, I was thinking of using the spades icon instead of squares which are found on Qr codes.

How do I get the data for the 3D animations on a Cloud database and be able to have various 2D code images for the same 3d animation?

Is it possible to limit the number of uses 1 Code can have? For this, I was thinking of having users make an account for the app and when they scan a code, their account details are sent to some database and their details are assigned to the Code. The code would have 2 available spots for member accounts and once they have been occupied, the code cannot be scanned by another device.
I don t have a mac so i can t use Xcode to develop the app. What are some Great app developing softwares that can be used instead? Preferably an app that is compatible with both Ios and Android.

How difficult would the coding be for this project considering that i m relatively new to this?

Thank you So So much for spending time on this and i m Very Sorry if my explanations were bad.

Your comments and help are appreciated greatly :)

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