So Apple will need to demonstrate some truly killer apps, whether they be games or maybe even
new augmented reality experiences, which Apple CEO Tim Cook has said is a priority for the company.
The company, best known for its Firefox browser, wants to create an avenue for developers to build
augmented reality experiences using open web technologies, WebXR, and Apple's ARKit framework.
Apple has announced its new 9.7 - inch iPad with A10 Fusion chip for immersive
Augmented Reality experiences as well as support for Apple Pencil at a special event held in Chicago.
And yet, after the launch of Android Oreo this year, Google surprised a lot of people with the launch of ARCore as a new kind
of Augmented Reality experience.
In fact, the EcoMOBILE project — an extension of the EcoMUVE curriculum which merges technology and virtual environments with science education — utilizes that technology in a mobile learning app in
which augmented reality experiences enhance students» real - life exploration of the ecosystem of a pond environment.
iOS 11 developers can use ARKit to create «
unparalleled augmented reality experiences for iPhone and iPad» as well, but until this second 3D sensor is added to the hardware artillery, the technology can't come close to a maturity point.
Fully integrated on - and off - premise activation engages shoppers with occasion POS, a
custom augmented reality experience, impactful retail theater, sampling events, channel partnerships, and rebate offers (where legal).
Thyng (Android, iOS) is a toolkit for creating your
own augmented reality experiences, with tools to create a variety of AR effects, such as placing animated figures and 3D models on top of surfaces and targets, suspending videos and photographs in mid-air, and more.
Amazon is selling items such as EA's Star Wars Battlefront 2 for $ 21.95 (saving $ 38.04) and Lenovo Star Wars: Jedi Challenges, Smartphone
Powered Augmented Reality Experience with a $ 50 discount.
The overwhelming popularity of Niantic Labs» new augmented reality game Pokemon GO has naturally led fans to wonder what other popular franchises could benefit from a
similar augmented reality experience, with one of the most popular suggestions being J.K. Rowling's beloved Harry Potter series.
«In the next few months, there will be hundreds of millions of Android and iOS devices that are able to
provide augmented reality experiences — meaning you'll be able to look at the world through your phone, and place digital objects wherever you look,» writes Reza Ali and Josh Carpenter, who work on user experience on Google's Daydream WebXR team.
Facebook unveils AR Studio for allowing outside developers to contribute augmented reality experiences
Apple this week updated its Human Interface Guidelines for iOS with new entries
covering augmented reality experiences, making adjustments and additions to best practices used by developers creating apps with ARKit 1.5.
In terms of AR functionality, the A10 Fusion processor ensures that
augmented reality experiences run slightly smoother when compared to last year's 9.7 - inch iPad.
Apple has released iOS 11.3, a major update that gives users a handful of new Animoji characters, a new communication option called Business Chat,
additional augmented reality experiences, and much more.