Google has recently announced the release of the ‘Instant Motion Tracking’ solution in MediaPipe, which is built upon the MediaPipe Box Tracking solution previously released. The recent upgrade to the Instant Motion Tracking, now allows users to place virtual 2D and 3D content on static or moving surfaces, which seamlessly interacts with the real world.
Niantic, makers of the popular AR game Pokémon Go, recently announced the Niantic Planet-Scale AR Alliance which aims to bring together industry leaders and push the limits of AR experiences on 5G forward.
Augmented reality and computer vision technology have been making huge strides during the past few years and one of the excellent examples is Google Lens’s capability to copy-paste real-world text into an app. Now, a developer at Google Arts and Culture, Cyril Diagne, has showcased a new AR tool that lets users copy and paste real-world objects and place them in their computer.
Polish video game company CD Projekt, is returning to the Witcher universe, with the launch of their new smartphone AR game, The Witcher: Monster Slayer, which merges AR and the real world environment to deliver an immersive gaming experience.
Shopping for furniture online has just got a whole lot easier as Amazon is launching an AR tool which allows you to see how furniture and home decor pieces will look in your home.
In a recent press release, Vodafone, a British multinational telecommunications company, launched an immersive Web AR direct mail campaign with the innovative web-based AR agency Aircards.
Running alone never seems to push athletes to their true potential, having a training partner seems to be the key to maximising workouts. The Ghost Pacer, is the world's first mixed-reality glasses which projects a hologram of a person you can race against outdoors, all in real-time.