Code Liberation Workshop Instructions

Hey everyone,

I am Phoenix Perry. I am going to be leading the Code Liberation workshop this Monday night. Goldsmiths has pretty bad wifi, so I am going to ask that people download and install everything before coming. This is, without doubt, the hardest part of the entire workshop so have faith, persistence, and email me if you get stuck. I'll do my best to help. To get started, go get some comfort biscuits and a cup of tea and grab your laptop, phone, and the USB cable you use to charge your phone. This process is going to take around an hour and eat a chunk of your hard drive.

## Step 1 Download and install Unity 3D with the AR package, Vuforia
The biggest issue is you are going to download two separate large applications with the right options selected. The first is Unity3D. For our AR system, we are going to use an AR tool built into Unity called Vuforia. It's cross platform which is great news for game developers targeting iOS and Android. For an install walk through, complete just the "Installing Vuforia Engine" section. 

**Important Addition! When you install Unity DO check "Android Build Support" as well as "Vuforia'

https://library.vuforia.com/articles/Training/getting-started-with-vuforia-in-unity.html#installing

## Step 2 Installing Android Studio and your Android SDK
Before we go through all this bother, let's make sure your phone works with AR.
Here's an entire list:
https://developers.google.com/ar/discover/supported-devices#android_play
If not, just skip this step. You can still get a ton out of the workshop and learn Vulforia.


If your phone is compatible, Unity has made a really helpful guide that you should complete. Only do the section called "Setting up the Android SDK Tools." The rest is broken.

https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/topics/mobile-touch/building-your-unity-game-android-device-testing?playlist=17138


A helpful tip to know is that when you get to the version of Android on your phone bit, you'll need to look in your phone's settings. You can check which operating system is on your device by going to Apps > Settings > About Device or About Phone > Android version.

(Unity also has a walk through for iOS. It's accessible from the same link above in the table of contents for the tutorial.)

I have one final warning. Unity has gone a bit off the rails the last few years and added an unimaginable amount of stuff. As a result, there are out of date tuttorials all over the web. It's the hardest part of getting started these days. Even Unity's own documentation can be semi-functional. My advice is always follow the absoutely latest tutorials you can find.

Woo hoo! You made it! Congratulations on not giving up. Now go do something nice for yourself because that was maybe a bit stressful.

I'm really looking forward to meeting you all!

Thanks in advance for all the installing,

Phoenix