The developers at Immersion VR are clearly fans of both Apple’s ARKit and Rick & Morty, as the company has shared its second demo in as many weeks of the augmented reality platform that is influenced by the animated sci-fi series. This time, the payoff is huge. Immersion VR brings us … Pickle Rick! Boom!...
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Apple AR: See if You Can Find This Hidden Droid in New Game Demo
Droids are apparently very popular in the world of Apple’s ARKit developers. We’ve seen robot battle games, a realistic robot commander walking the streets, and happy dancing robots. But so far there hasn’t been a robot that you actually can’t see. At least not without a special augmented reality vision screen. The demo was posted...
Apple AR: Play a Classic Arcade Claw Game with Augmented Reality
One of the defining parts of my childhood was getting extremely frustrated with claw machines at arcades. Usually, that was because as fun as they were, they were probably rigged and wouldn’t actually grab anything. Which is why a new claw machine demo made with Apple’s ARKit is all the fun of the game, without...
Apple AR: Virtual Dog Demo by Ridgeline Could Be the New Tamagotchi
This demo made with Apple’s ARKit is 13/10 and features a very good boy. Since the ARKit was announced, there have been rumors going around about what it could mean for pet lovers who want to see augmented reality dogs. The popular Twitter We Rate Dogs has created a Good Dogs Game app that lets...
AR as a Partner for Industry – Manufactura Magazine
Executive Director of the AREA, Mark Sage, was recently interviewed for Manufactura Magazine in Mexico. The article from this interview describes the advantage of Augmented Reality technology in the aerospace and automotive industries. The advancement of smartphones and their popularity in the last ten years has allowed them to be used as data processing units...
Enterprise Technologies to Watch in 2017
A recent article on ZDNet discussed how emerging technology is proceeding so far this year, particularly for enterprises rather than consumers. The range of Enterprise Technology which is valuable for integration is on the increase despite IT budgets only rising slowly, which is putting pressure on organisations. ZDNet has another article on this specific topic...
Improving Customer Experience With Wearable Technology
A recent article on BrainXchange lists a number of enterprises that are utilising wearable technology in order to create beneficial customer service schemes. The list includes the following companies: Audi = using Virtual Reality headsets to allow potential buyers to visualise the cars in a range of simulated landscapes. They partnered with Zerolight to produce...
Atheer Android Tablet Version of AiR
AREA member Atheer, announced recently that they have developed an Android tablet version of their own AiR Enterprise Augmented Reality application. This new tablet version of Atheer’s AiR Enterprise, currently is in use by members of their Early Adopter Program. This new technology was initially designed for use with the popular Samsung S2 tablets. AiR...
Is your Enterprise ready for VR, AR and MR?
Is your business’ IT department ready for integrating Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality into the workplace? A recent article on CIO addresses this question, describing the differences between each of the technologies and the benefits they provide for enterprises. Many industry experts are interviewed and quoted throughout the article, including the AREA’s Executive Director Mark...
Apple AR: Get a Detailed Look at the Killington Ski Trails Using a 3D Map
One of the latest demos made with Apple’s ARKit is a new way of checking out maps, more specifically ski trail maps. When looking at possible ski trails to ride on, it can be difficult to tell what a trail is actually like. However, thanks to ARKit, you can view a 3D, detailed map of...
