Add To Reality: Introducing Augmented Reality To Everyday People

See what your phone can really do.

Point your camera at your sitting room and a chair appears beside your table. Turn your head and a gold graduation cap stays on it. Walk into a hospital you have never visited and arrows on the floor lead you to the right ward. This is augmented reality, and you do not need to be a programmer to use it, build with it or earn from it.

Add To Reality is a practical, fully illustrated guide for everyday people, business owners, creatives and beginners in tech, written from Nigeria for the world.

Inside, you will:

• Understand AR, VR and mixed reality in plain English
• Make and publish your first AR face effect on your phone, without code, in an afternoon
• See what AR already does for your trade: fashion, beauty, jewellery, furniture, paint, restaurants, real estate, health, farming, logistics, events and more
• Learn how AR navigation works, from arrows on the floor to finding a gate in a busy airport
• Discover realistic ways to earn: Snap Lens Creator Rewards (open to Nigeria-based creators), event Lenses for weddings and parties, business work and freelancing
• Follow a step-by-step Lens Studio walkthrough and a 30-day action plan

What you get

• 239-page illustrated ebook (PDF) with clickable links
• EPUB edition for phones, tablets and e-readers
• 40+ video and live demo links, each with a QR code
• Worksheets, a glossary and a full resource directory

Who it is for: curious beginners, small business owners, artists, designers, teachers, students and developers who want a clear, honest starting point.

By John Okparaeke. Published by Mactrix Press.