ARCore: Augmented Reality on Android
More than two billion devices run on Android, the largest mobile platform in the world. For the past nine years, we have been working on creating a wide range of tools, frameworks and APIs, thanks to which developer products are available to everyone. Today we are launching a preview of the new SDK (software development toolkit) version - ARCore. This will allow the use of augmented reality technology on existing and new Android devices. Developers can start experimenting with ARCore right now.
For the past three years, we have been working on technologies that promote the development of augmented reality on mobile devices using the Tango platform. It became the basis for the creation of ARCore. Due to the fact that this SDK does not require additional equipment, it can be used on various Android devices. We are planning to launch ARCore on millions of devices. Starting today, it will be available on Pixel and Samsung S8, running on Android 7.0 and later. By the end of the test period, we expect ARCore to run on 100 million devices. In order for it to work efficiently and bring good results, we cooperate with Samsung, Huawei, LG, ASUS and other companies.
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ARCore runs on Java / OpenGL, Unity and Unreal and focuses on the following areas:
Along with ARCore, we are developing other applications and services that will help developers create great solutions in the field of augmented reality. We launched the Blocks and Tilt Brush projects so that everyone could easily create good 3D content for their AR applications. At the Google I / O conference, we announced that we were working on the Visual Positioning Service. It will allow to bring the use of augmented reality technology in the world beyond the computer. We also believe that the key role in the development of augmented reality will belong to the Internet. Therefore, we are launching browser prototypes for web developers, so that they too can start experimenting with this technology. Specialized browsers allow you to create sites with support for augmented reality for Android / ARCore and iOS / ARKit.
ARCore is our next step in making augmented reality accessible to everyone. This is not the last innovation in the current year. Share your opinion on GitHub with us. Go to the new section of AR Experiments , where you will find many interesting examples of the use of augmented reality. Tell us about your work in social networks by adding the hashtag #ARCore. We will certainly share the projects that we like most.
For the past three years, we have been working on technologies that promote the development of augmented reality on mobile devices using the Tango platform. It became the basis for the creation of ARCore. Due to the fact that this SDK does not require additional equipment, it can be used on various Android devices. We are planning to launch ARCore on millions of devices. Starting today, it will be available on Pixel and Samsung S8, running on Android 7.0 and later. By the end of the test period, we expect ARCore to run on 100 million devices. In order for it to work efficiently and bring good results, we cooperate with Samsung, Huawei, LG, ASUS and other companies.
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ARCore runs on Java / OpenGL, Unity and Unreal and focuses on the following areas:
- Motion tracking. Using the camera of the phone to track the reference points in the room (these points determine the place where the virtual object will be located) and the gyroscope data, ARCore determines the position and orientation of the device during movement. At the same time, virtual objects remain exactly where you located them.
- Recognition of the environment. Typically, augmented reality objects are placed on the floor or table. ARCore can recognize horizontal surfaces using the same reference points as in motion tracking.
- Evaluation of lighting. ARCore determines the level of illumination of the environment and enables developers to illuminate virtual objects in accordance with the situation around. Because of this, they look even more realistic.
Along with ARCore, we are developing other applications and services that will help developers create great solutions in the field of augmented reality. We launched the Blocks and Tilt Brush projects so that everyone could easily create good 3D content for their AR applications. At the Google I / O conference, we announced that we were working on the Visual Positioning Service. It will allow to bring the use of augmented reality technology in the world beyond the computer. We also believe that the key role in the development of augmented reality will belong to the Internet. Therefore, we are launching browser prototypes for web developers, so that they too can start experimenting with this technology. Specialized browsers allow you to create sites with support for augmented reality for Android / ARCore and iOS / ARKit.
ARCore is our next step in making augmented reality accessible to everyone. This is not the last innovation in the current year. Share your opinion on GitHub with us. Go to the new section of AR Experiments , where you will find many interesting examples of the use of augmented reality. Tell us about your work in social networks by adding the hashtag #ARCore. We will certainly share the projects that we like most.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/336728/
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