Pokémon Go gets better augmented reality thanks to ARKit on iOS
Niantic has had crude augmented reality for its Pokémon Go mobile game from the outset. But soon it will launch an enhanced AR experience...
3 keys to improving user retention in virtual reality
Virtual reality’s failure to live up to its hype is well documented. Poor user retention plays a significant role in this matter, as it does...
Thyng is a platform for creating AR scenes
Thyng wants to create the first augmented reality platform. Last week, the studio launched its free app Thyng 4.0 on iOS, which it built...
ARKit games are the top AR downloads in the Apple App Store
It’s been a few weeks since iOS 11 rolled out to compatible iPhones, and hundreds of apps now utilize the augmented reality capabilities of ARKit....
Level Ex raises $11 million for a real surgeon simulator
Developer Level Ex raised $11 million in a Series A round of financing to continue creating games that are aimed at replicating operating room...
ARKit and ARCore are leaving VR in the rearview mirror
AR/VR has become a two speed market, with mobile AR set to have over twice the number of users at launch in 2017 than...
For once, Microsoft got the jump on Google and Apple with HoloLens — will it last?
Mixed reality (MR) is a new computing platform that‘s emerging from the current fields of augmented and virtual reality. MR blends the physical and...
AR/VR Weekly: Augmented reality needs our patience
Apple launched iOS 11 today, and this means that anyone with an iPhone or iPad that supports the new software can now jump into augmented...
iOS’s early AR games play with perspective and pigeons
Augmented reality is one of the most talked-about features of the iOS 11 launch. When Apple unveiled its ARKit, it told developers it wanted to...
ARKit games roundup: What’s coming to the Apple App Store and iOS 11
Apple showed off some upcoming augmented reality apps at last week’s keynote event. With the iOS 11 launch today, people will be able to download...