Related Technology

AR vs. VR

AR Development Software

Overview

Augmented reality (AR) is a subset or alternative form of virtual reality, where computer-"augmented" elements are superimposed on a live view of the real world.

Comparison

VR

• Utilizes headset that obscures real surroundings, using a "360" display to render everything instead

• More processor-demanding (having to render everything)

AR

• Utilizes a variety of devices, including glasses-like headsets or smartphones, and renders that instead

• Uses camera-based surface tracking to place elements

Available Software and Review

List of AR softwares

Comparative Analysis

Best AR review

• Apple ARKit

  • Apple Developer website

  • ARKit documentation

  • What is Apple ARKit

  • Metal (3D graphic and compute shader API developed by Apple)

  • SceneKit (Apple 3D graphics framework)

  • Unity

  • Unreal Engine

• Google ARCore - Android: first released August 2017

  • ARCore website

  • ARCore Developer website

  • ARCore 101

  • How to create

    • Unreal Engine

    • Android SDK: Android Studio

    • Android NDK

    • Unity

    • ARCore on the Web

• ARToolKit

  • Open-source, on github

  • available as Unity plugin

• Layar SDK

• Catchoom CraftAR AR SDK

• Vuforia Augmented Reality SDK

  • Unity plugin

• Wikitude SDK

• MAXST AR SDK

• EasyAR

• Kudan

• Maxst

• Xzimg

• NyARToolKit

• Mapbox SDK for Unity

Compatible Hardware

• Augmented Reality hardware

• Hololens

Past and Future of Related Technologies

Past

• Google Glass

  • Youtube channel

Future:

• Affordable, consumer-targeted AR glasses

• Nickelodeon App

• IKEA app, American Airlines app

• Google Article

• Google Products - look through this, take notes

• Apple AR glasses

Google Earth VR vs Open Street Map VR

• Detailed my justification for working with these two softwares

• Investigated using both softwares for overlaying geospatial data on top of the maps

• Described findings of research project, and why using overlays would be beneficial

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