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Intro
The world is moving towards a fundamental shift where our physical reality will soon blend with a virtual one. This idea opens up an entirely new frontier in which our experiences and our realities will be extended in ways we could have never imagined.
In this near future, the possibilities for AR are endless. Brands can attract and engage customers with more immersive and interactive experiences not bounded by physical constraints. Employees can learn how to operate equipments more effectively in complex assembly lines, reducing cost and risks for businesses. Students can visualize complicated diagrams in 3D, improving academic performance. Consumer products, instruction manuals and textbooks are just a small fraction of static objects that can be brought to life.
Up until now, AR experiences have been rudimentary and siloed primarily because they were hard to develop, hard to distribute and had no real demand. Most so-called AR experiences have been merely a simple 2D digital overlay on the real world with no real connection between the virtual content and our physical world. For example, in the original Pokémon Go, the AR characters do not understand the spatial context of the surrounding area.
In order to consume context-aware AR content in the physical world, it is necessary to understand the precise location and orientation of the viewer’s device. For mass adoption of AR to occur, content must persist in the real world across space, time and devices.
Table of Contents:
Introduction to the AR Cloud
Definition(s) of AR Cloud
Tech Giants Are Investing in AR
Building the AR Cloud
Use Cases
Indoor Navigation: Immersal
Productivity: YOUAR
Social and Gameplay: Ubiquity6
Events: Geogram
Conclusion
Authors:
Alex Chuang, Shape Immersive
Sam Beder, Ubiquity6
Mikko Karvonen, Immersal
Amy LaMeyer, WXR Fund
Gabriel Rene, VERSES
Colin Steinmann, Bent Image Lab / youAR
Steven Swanson, VERSES
Contributors:
Matt Miesnieks, 6d.ai
Kris Kolo, VRARA
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