Memoir is an augmented reality social messaging app that allows users to anchor messages to their current geographic location. Within the app, users can post and read messages that have been anchored.
- Carlos Loeza
- Aden Ghadimi
- Richard Duong
- Marco Alexi Sta Ana
- Bryan David Orozco
Demo:
To run the project you'll need the following
- iPhone device with IOS 15+
- Xcode V13
- Apple Developer Account
Clone this repository into your local machine. And open the ProjectM.xcodeproj file
git clone https://github.com/CS-UCR/senior-design-project-project-memoir.git
cd iOS-frontend
open ProjectM.xcodeprojYou'll need to have your phone connected to your computer. Build the project Product > Build, then run it Product > Run. The application will open on your phone.
Given that GraphQL is the method our data is fetched and updated, AWS AppSync provides us with a GraphQL endpoint as well as a schema designer. Mutations for updating data is also created within AppSync. To download the graphQL schema you can use the AWS cli.
Apollo is used to connect from our iOS app to the GraphGL server. Queries are written and saved under the GraphQL folder in the XCode project. Read more about apollo-ios.
We use the apollo cli to download the schemas. Once the apollo cli is installed you can runt he following command. Replace AWS_API_KEY with the actual api key.
apollo schema:download --header "x-api-key: AWS_API_KEY" --endpoint=https://wcgn7h5rojedpgzlmoroh3bazq.appsync-api.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/graphql schema.jsonAuthentication for Memoir is managed by Apple Sign In. We do not store any password information for security purposes. Each user has the ability to disclose their email to us or hide it through an icloud alias. Read more about Sign In with Apple.
Apple's ARKit is the fundamental framework used for the AR development. Scenes, Anchors and Entities are used to display content on the scene.
ARGeoAnchors are used to place anchors in the real world. By providing a latitude and longitude, we are able represent an anchor in our world. ARGeoAnchors are only available in certain cities, see list.
Reality Composer is used to model the 3D objects placed in the AR view. Behaviors such as touch or proximity.
