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Code AR apps with one line of code

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Code AR apps with one line of code


  • Friday, March 12, 2021
  • By Richard Harris

Omri Stein of ReSight, a new spatial AR platform, talks exclusively with App Developer Magazine about how developers can code AR apps with one line of code, who won their developer idea contest, and how location-based AR is the future....


Spark AR gets new tools

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Spark AR gets new tools


  • Wednesday, December 4, 2019
  • By Brittany Hainzinger

Spark AR releases new creator tools and capabilities — Target Tracking, Native Slider, Actions and Templates for Spark Studio — for Instagram. ...


Oculus Connect 6 announcements

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Oculus Connect 6 announcements


  • Thursday, September 26, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

Oculus Connect 6 revealed many announcements including Facebook Horizon, including that people have spent $100M USD on the Oculus Store and 20% of that is from Quest alone....


Harry Potter Wizards Unite event coming to the city of Indianapolis

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Harry Potter Wizards Unite event coming to the city of Indianapolis


  • Tuesday, July 2, 2019
  • By Brittany Hainzinger

The first ever Harry Potter: Wizards Unite event will be held in Indianapolis on this fall....


CBS partners with Unity to provide an AR ad solution

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CBS partners with Unity to provide an AR ad solution


  • Monday, July 1, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

Unity’s technology is at the heart of 75% of all VR and AR content, including games like Pokémon Go, Facebook Spaces, Superhot VR, and VR art tools Quill and Tilt Brush. As part of the news being announced, Unity is partnering with one of the largest...


Why AR advertising is hard

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Why AR advertising is hard


  • Friday, June 21, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

Unity Technologies latest survey reveals that 63 percent of creatives have trouble using Augmented Reality (AR) in Advertising....


Face recognition system integrated AR glasses

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Face recognition system integrated AR glasses


  • Wednesday, June 12, 2019
  • By Christian Hargrave

A new face recognition system that's integrated directly into Vuzix Blade AR Smart Glasses brings security and transparency to the masses....


ThirdEye has a new developer program

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ThirdEye has a new developer program


  • Monday, June 10, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

ThirdEye's new program could allow developers and software companies to generate more revenue....


3D and AR in ecommerce from Overstock.com launches

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3D and AR in ecommerce from Overstock.com launches


  • Tuesday, May 28, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

AR and 3D meet in a new e-commerce app experience from Overstock.com....


AuGames partners with kathy ireland Worldwide to produce AR for brands

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AuGames partners with kathy ireland Worldwide to produce AR for brands


  • Tuesday, February 26, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

AuGames, an augmented reality company that is reimagining how everyone interacts with AR/MR, announced a new and exciting partnership with kathy ireland worldwide to produce amazing AR/MR experiences across the kiWW brands. ...


Augmented reality app creation made simple with PlugXR

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Augmented reality app creation made simple with PlugXR


  • Thursday, January 10, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

Augmented reality apps are on the rise, and they don't have to be complicated to make. PlugXR is offering a simple creation tool for programmers and non-programmers alike to be a part of the trend....


Here's why AR is not ready for industrial use

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Here's why AR is not ready for industrial use


  • Monday, November 19, 2018
  • By Christian Hargrave

A new study unveils insights into the maturity level of augmented reality software and headsets for industrial use which concluded that AR just isn't ready....


ARena Space VR parks coming to America

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ARena Space VR parks coming to America


  • Wednesday, November 14, 2018
  • By Richard Harris

New multi-format VR park from ARena Space presents at the IAAPA Attractions Expo 2018, demonstrating their passion for a new generation of VR parks, including expanding into America....


Mobile AR prototyping just got easy

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Mobile AR prototyping just got easy


  • Tuesday, September 25, 2018
  • By Richard Harris

Mobile AR prototyping platform lets users without coding experience design their own 3D augmented application prototypes....


A designer's guide to mobile AR and VR

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A designer's guide to mobile AR and VR


  • Thursday, August 16, 2018
  • By Paul Reynolds

A guide for designing mobile AR and VR applications and how companies should make the transition from a 2D to a 3D mobile user experience for better user experiences....


Smart ball game converts data from the ball into usable game events

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Smart ball game converts data from the ball into usable game events


  • Wednesday, August 15, 2018
  • By Richard Harris

A new smart ball mobile AR app and Bluetooth ball have been developed by WRLDS to let gamers play using the world as their environment....


New AR shark game is probably funner than Shark Week was this year

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New AR shark game is probably funner than Shark Week was this year


  • Wednesday, August 1, 2018
  • By Christian Hargrave

Shark-themed mobile AR game has been launched by Krikey and Conservation International to raise awareness of ocean pollution and its effects on shark habitats. ...


AR on the web too!

Augmented Reality

AR on the web too!


  • Wednesday, July 25, 2018
  • By Erik Murphy-Chutorian

Augmented Reality usage on mobile is exploding as everyone realizes how much it can add to the experience of playing a game, or using software. But where is AR for the web? This article by Erik Murphy Chutorian explores the opportunities for Augmente...


Change human body features from head to toe with this app

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Change human body features from head to toe with this app


  • Wednesday, June 13, 2018
  • By Richard Harris

The LIKE app's new AR and AI new effect feature called Shaping Magic lets app users change human features in real time....


Upskill closes in on $17.2M from investors

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Upskill closes in on $17.2M from investors


  • Tuesday, March 13, 2018
  • By Christian Hargrave

Upskill locks in $17.2M in a funding round from investors like Cisco, Accenture, and more....


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