Augmented Reality Development South Africa

Augmented Reality Development South Africa is a new type of development, and it will probably see aggressive growth in South Africa in the short term. This is a very exciting type of development which reminds us of all the virtual reality, futuristic type of innovation we saw in movies. 

Augmented Reality (AR) is the latest trend taking over the technology industry. Big names like Apple, Google, and Microsoft are making big investments in AR gadgets and apps. Augmented Reality apps are becoming popular in gaming, retail, commerce, and all other industries. If you are planning on kicking off the next plan for your app development company, now is the best time to consider AR. 

Before you start working on your next AR project, there are a lot of technical details to be figured out. One of them being the appropriate SDK for your app. While the ultimate decision depends mostly on your app specifications and features, but choosing the best one will not only ease your developers but will also assist you in upgrading and expanding your app functionality. 

Below we provide the three best tools along with their features and capabilities to help you choose the ideal one for your next Augmented Reality South Africa app development project. You can also obtain a free quote on your Augmented Reality Development South Africa project by contacting us.

ARKit

ARKit is the Augmented Reality development platform released by Apple in WWDC 2017. It is the biggest mobile platform made specifically for iOS devices. It uses the device’s camera to augment visual experiences. ARKit 3 is set to be released with iOS 13 this fall which includes many new and improved functionalities which developer can use to create high-quality AR apps and games. 

Major Features:

• SLAM tracking (simultaneous localization and mapping)
• Ambient lighting estimation
• Fast motion capture and tracking
• Simultaneous front and back camera usage
• Collaborative sessions
• Multiple face tracking (three at a time) using TrueDepth camera

Supported Platforms: iOS 11/12

Popular Apps developed using ARKit: Smash Tanks, Giphy World and more.

ARCore

ARCore is an AR app development platform developed by Google as a successor of Project Dango with support for both iOS and Android. It can be used by developers for cross-platform development by integrating with a number of tools including Unity3D, Java, Android NDK, Unreal Engine, and many others. Like any other free and opensource SDK, you can find detailed documentation, guides, and a very helpful community to get started with ARCore. Making it a very good choice for Augmented Reality Development South Africa.

Major features:

• Motion tracking
• Real-time location tracking
• Horizontal, vertical and curved surfaces understanding
• Efficient light estimation

Supported Platforms: Android 7.0 (Nougat) and later, iOS 11.0 or later.

Popular Apps developed using ARCore: Measure, Mole Catch, Ikea Place, and others.

Vuforia

Vuforia is considered the industry’s leader in Augmented Reality app development as it uses computer vision technology to provide roust tracking and image functionality to the developers and users. Its API is available for development in C++, Java, and Objective-C++. Vuforia is available for free, but also has commerce versions which give the user access to advanced features.

Major Features:

• Vuforia Model Targets allowing object recognition by shape, contrary to visual print media designs
• Vuforia Ground Plane allows placing the augmented content on the ground or surfaces
• Vuforia Fusion aimed at solving the fragmentation
• Support for ARCore and ARKit
• Automatic initialization on scenes with Vuforia components
• Object cloning options

Supported Platforms: Android, iOS, Windows 10, Microsoft Hololens.

Popular Apps using ARKit: Star Wars, Rabenity 2.0, and more.