Most of the animated characters and animals we’ve seen in augmented reality are still fairly basic in terms of visual fidelity. And because many are still impressed by simply seeing 3D figures properly scaled and tracked alongside real-world objects, this approach has worked … so far.
A new demo app is showing us what may be the future of high-resolution character rendering in AR in a way that could truly blur the lines between the virtual and the real. The app, called AR Horse, developed for ARCore/Android by blockbuster film effects studio Weta Digital and Belgian software company… more

