Augmented Reality SDK Comparison

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  Mann1ng on 2020-10-14 16:42:05Report

  Many thanks for the informative matrix. I note you left out 8th Wall, which is one of the biggest names in WebAR platforms currently. Is that a deliberate omission, or something I can bring to the table?

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  ViriVR on 2018-11-26 14:09:18Report

  Very informative article. Very accurately all marked. I am a big fan of augmented reality and virtual reality. My friends are game developers. I will not say in what studio they work. My friends and I go every weekend to virtual reality rooms. By the way, who will be in Melbourne, then go to virivr.com.au/. I advise everyone. And here's an interesting quote from Wikipedia: "Vuforia is an augmented reality software development kit (SDK) for mobile devices that enables the creation of augmented reality applications.[1] It uses computer vision technology to recognize and track planar images (Image Targets) and simple 3D objects, such as boxes, in real time. This image registration capability enables developers to position and orient virtual objects, such as 3D models and other media, in relation to real world images when they are viewed through the camera of a mobile device. The virtual object then tracks the position and orientation of the image in real-time so that the viewer's perspective on the object corresponds with the perspective on the Image Target. It thus appears that the virtual object is a part of the real-world scene. The Vuforia SDK supports a variety of 2D and 3D target types including ‘markerless’ Image Targets, 3D Multi-Target configurations, and a form of addressable Fiducial Marker, known as a VuMark. Additional features of the SDK include localized Occlusion Detection using ‘Virtual Buttons’, runtime image target selection, and the ability to create and reconfigure target sets programmatically at runtime. Vuforia provides Application Programming Interfaces (API) in C++, Java, Objective-C++ (a language utilizing a combination of C++ and Objective-C syntax), and the .NET languages through an extension to the Unity game engine. In this way, the SDK supports both native development for iOS and Android while it also enables the development of AR applications in Unity that are easily portable to both platforms. AR applications developed using Vuforia are therefore compatible with a broad range of mobile devices including the iPhone, iPad, and Android phones and tablets running Android OS version 2.2 or greater and an ARMv6 or 7 processor with FPU (Floating Point Unit) processing capabilities. Vuforia has been acquired by PTC Inc. in November 2015", source - wikipedia.org/... Good luck to all!

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  robert_gilles on 2018-03-20 12:23:15Report

  Thanks for a detailed comparison! It's becoming a trend to build AR applications. I've found an article listing tools to create AR mobile apps ddi-dev.com/... I think it can be useful for other developers here.

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  MarcusA on 2017-12-18 21:05:21Report

  ARCore ? Also, column checking support for Android (and which versions of that and iOS)?

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  mtillmann on 2017-02-01 11:07:58Report

  You may want to add the LiveSight API, for geolocated AR, which is part of the HERE Mobile SDK: here.com/...

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  christina on 2016-10-13 11:07:07Report

  Augment (www.augment.com) is going to launch their AR SDKs for omni-commerce.

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  Anthony Liard on 2016-09-01 23:31:48Report

  suggested on String to set Nome to String (discontinued)
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  Eddie Offermann on 2016-07-08 08:09:57Report

  suggested on Vuforia to set Nome to Vuforia

  Vuforia is sufficiently specific and the product is no longer owned or developed by Qualcomm.

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  jjgomezs on 2016-04-12 19:25:18Report

  suggested on HoloBuilder to set Android to yes
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  jjgomezs on 2016-04-12 19:25:07Report

  suggested on HoloBuilder to set Android to yes
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  Sanky on 2016-04-02 16:58:37Report

  Update: ARToolKit professional SDKs, previously only available under paid licenses, have been released to the open source community for free use

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  Txasti on 2016-02-15 16:40:02Report

  suggested on Vuforia to set Nome to PTC Vuforia
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  howard on 2016-02-15 15:06:53Report

  suggested on ARPA to set Nome to ARPA [DISCONTINUED]

  Website Gone

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  jutzizu on 2015-12-11 11:17:46Report

  suggested on HoloBuilder to set Face tracking to no
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  howard on 2015-09-30 18:55:28Report

  commented on Google Goggles

  Project Aura

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  howard on 2015-09-30 18:55:06Report

  suggested on Kudan AR Engine to set Nome to Kudan Engine
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  howard on 2015-09-30 18:47:59Report

  suggested on Kudan AR Engine to set Nome to Kudan AR SDK
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  andrea.lucent on 2015-07-07 17:23:29Report

  AugmentedKit SDK is not in the list. Can be found augmentedkit.com

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  RA'pro on 2015-06-04 14:13:57Report

  suggested on Metaio SDK (now Apple inc) to set Nome to Metaio SDK (now Apple inc)
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  techprodi on 2015-01-12 10:59:58Report

  Super outils