How to create your World
Create your own Augmented Reality World and browse your World with Wikitude 4!
Everyone can easily create Worlds for Wikitude 4 with their own logo and branding. Read to following instructions and hints how to create your own World!
What is a „World“?
The latest version of Wikitude World Browser (Version 4) provides a whole bunch of new geo-located information-services (so called “Worlds”), like Youtube, Google Local Search, Twitter, Booking.com or Panoramio. Worlds contain points of interest – they need to provide longitude and latitude and can include text, image, link, contact details. For example one Worlds could present all cafes of a city, favorite shops or touristic places of a town. Find some showcases of Worlds here!
The user can search through all available Worlds at the same time!
Info:
www.wikitude.me
Content-Developer Network – contact: content (at) wikitude.org
Here is a Step-by-Step „how to“ to create your own World by uploading a KML file
1. Create Content with Google Earth / choose an existing KML file
2. Export KML file / → 3.
3. Go to wikitude.me
4. Log in with your twitter, facebook, google or yahoo account
5. Select „upload KML“ file
6. Write a short title and description
7. Create a nice marker icon (32px x 32px transparent png) and a Logo (96px x 96px transparent png) which will be shown on the left bottom of the screen
8. Upload your information
9. View your overlay in AR!
Keep your file on your Server
NOTE: The content can also be integrated via a HTTP-Interface: Mobilizy will connect to this search-interface, provided by the company; the content can reside on any server, not necessarily on the Wikitude server.
Add more information to your World
Extended features like linking to your Website or adding contact details like telephone-numbers are available with ARML. E.g. Starbucks World Learn more about how to create an ARML here.
KML, ARML – What is it and what’s the difference?
What is KML?
KML is the Google Earth file format. It describes a place containing coordinates, description, image, links,… Similar to HTML describing Webpages, KML/ARML is describing Augmented Reality content.
How to create a KML File?
Use a KML generator like Google Earth and create your points of interest.
What is ARML and it’s advantage?
ARML is based on KML but it enables to add much more information to your point of interest e.g. Telephone-number, Address, Links, different icons and images.
How can I create an ARML?
Learn all about the ARML specification here http://www.openarml.org/
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Hi,
the overlay concept is nice, but I think many (larger) POI dataprovider don’t like to upload their data onto an external server! Why You don’t develop a (additional) distributed way of providing data like Layar does?
I know, there will be a problem with searching across overlays, if content isn’t merged at a single place, but maybe You can developing an harvesting webservice therefore. This would give wikitude a real leading position.
Andy
Hi Andi,
The content can also be integrated via a HTTP-Interface: Mobilizy will connect to this search-interface, provided by the company; the content can reside on any server, not necessarily on the Wikitude server.
If you need further information please don’t hesitate to contact us via mail info (at) mobilizy.com – we will be happy to answer your questions!
Christina
Hi Christina,
this sounds great!
You should document this feature on your website.
Andy
We did: http://www.mobilizy.com/degeodaten-ar-verfgbar-machen-funktioniertsenyour-georeferenced-content-ar-learn-cooperationoptions
:) But you are right!
Sorry, haven’t noticed this page.
But after reading, I still think that there is a need for a real webservice, not just an automated upload by the wikitude server.
“…in either case, the content will be stored on the Wikitude server…”
Unique POI content (not this Twitter/Flickr/Panoramio meshup stuff) is a treasure in times of mobile internet and quality providers surely won’t hand over this valuable stuff as whole package to third parties.
So, please create a dynamic & secure webservice therefore (in the way Layar does)!
Andy
We are aware of this problem and we will soon offer a web interface!
Great to hear!
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