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Apple ARKit + Unity

 

 

Build unparalleled augmented reality experiences for hundreds of millions of users on iOS 11 — the biggest AR platform in the world. ARKit blends digital objects and information with the environment around you, taking apps far beyond the screen and freeing them to interact with the real world in entirely new ways.

 

1.) Marker-less AR
The most impressive feature about ARkit is just how clever it is about picking up the environment around you using “world tracking” capabilities. By integrating a technique called visual-inertial odometry, ARkit uses the camera and motion sensors within an iOS device to track the environment, and overlay virtual data with a high degree of accuracy. The use of Marker-less AR means that ARkit is able to be deployed in any environment, without the need for printed images or placeholders. The use of ARkit allows the app to detect horizontal planes, such as tables, and floors, and superimpose 3d models directly on top of the camera feed. This important feature means that architectural models are no longer bound to the confines of paper space and can now be viewed at 1:1 scale, on-site! Spatially this capability also allows users to explore virtual models in walk-through format, easily navigating through digital spaces like a virtual AR game-scene.

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2.) Light Estimation
An interesting feature of ARkit SDK means that the lighting for 3d models can be realistically updated in real-time based on the light available in the environment. ARkit uses the camera sensor to estimate the total amount of light available and applies the correct lighting to virtual objects.