Today, Google is taking the wraps off its new ARCore Depth API. At first glance, this sounds highly technical and uninteresting. However, when you understand what it does, you’ll see how this will ...

The very first iterations of phone-based augmented reality simply slapped floating "stickers" in the camera viewer to give the semblance of a 3D object virtually existing in the real world. That ...

With Daydream VR platform practically dead (except as an open source project) some may have been left wondering if Google has given up on the entire mixed reality venture. Especially since the last ...

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Google has been testing improved depth capabilities in its ARCore framework since last year, allowing digital objects in augmented reality to hide behind real-world obstacles. Now, the firm is pushing ...

No audio available for this content. Bird uses the ARCore Geospatial API to enable a scooter parking app. (Image: Bird) Google has launched the ARCore Geospatial API in ARCore software development ...

ARCore gained a Geospatial API at Google I/O 2022 to let developers more easily place virtual content in the real world. To encourage adoption, Google is starting the ARCore Geospatial API Challenge.

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