Two years ago, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the F8 Developers Conference keynote with augmented reality and the introduction of Facebook’s AR camera platform, now known as Spark AR.
Since then, Facebook has faced an avalanche of controversy on its approach to user data, so augmented reality took a back seat to Facebook’s new emphasis on privacy this year. At this year’s F8, once the AR portion of the keynote arrived, it was quickly breezed through in less than five minutes so that Oculus VR hardware could take the spotlight.
Nonetheless, Facebook did introduce several… more
Source: Facebook Updates Spark AR with Windows Support & New Features, Instagram AR Arriving This Summer
