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Is it possible / a good choice to use Google Cardboard SDK to realise AR?I Only have found VR related things with that SDK. What is the best framework for AR? Is Vuforia a good way to go? Im trying to write an AR app (for Android) which detects/scans room numbers at my university and shows the schedule of this room (which class / time / which prof...) Thanks for help!

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Google Cardboard SDK is made for VR, hence not the best option for AR. There are SDKs built specifically for AR. Check out this comparison

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  • Thanks that comparison is awesome. The Cardboard SDK isn't even listed there and would surely be a poor choice than like you said. I tried out Vuforia with Unity now and it's pretty straight forward so far. – Goddy May 04 '15 at 16:40
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There is an alpha version of DroidScript (JavaScript IDE for Android) available which supports augmented reality for Google Cardboard. There is also a sample on the DroidScript forum that demonstrates Aruco marker detection (Augmented reality). So I guess you could hack something together quite easily if you ask the developers for the latest version.

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The latest version of vuforia can be integrated with Google cardboard. Check this link: https://developer.vuforia.com/library/articles/Solution/Integrating-Cardboard-SDK-050

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