How to Build an AR Face Tracking Application in 15 Minutes or Less

Always wanted to create a face tracking app but didn't know how? Here's a step-by-step guide to quickly create a simple AR app for face tracking with Unity, AR Foundation, and echoAR! The full demo can also be found on echoAR's GitHub.

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Setup

• Create a new Unity project.
• Clone the Unity-ARFoundation-echoAR sample code.
• Open the sample scene under AR Foundation\Scenes\FaceTracking\FacePost.unity.
• Set the API key in the echoAR.cs script inside the echoAR\echoAR.prefab using the the Inspector.
• Add the 3D model from the models folder to the console.
• Add the metadata listed in the metadata.csv file.
• Overwrite the existing echoAR/RemoteTransformations.cs script with the new RemoteTransformations.cs file.

Build & Run

• Build and run the AR application. Verify that the AR Foundation\Scenes\FaceTracking\FacePose scene is ticked in the Scenes in Build list and click Build And Run.
• You can use the demo available here.

Learn more

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

Support

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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.