Niantic Lightship AR

Lightship Augmented Reality Developer Kit (ARDK) gives developers the tools they need to create immersive, multiplayer experiences and bring them to life in the real world. ARDK is designed for both Android and iOS mobile platforms – and integrates directly within Unity.

Your AR content can be placed relative to real-world objects and can adapt to the environment or even hide behind objects like trees. The ARDK world understanding allows your game characters to walk on the world like a real-world character might. These capabilities can be used even if your player is using an older phone that does not have advanced LIDAR technology.

If you are not a developer or have minimal development skills you might start learning AR using our 8th Wall offering at https://www.8thwall.com/tutorials. If you are a developer and have little or no Unity 3D experience, you can start learning Unity 3D at http://learn.unity.com. If you are just interested in getting a basic understanding of what is possible you might watch this ARDK intro video.

With the ARDK you can create basic AR content that blends with the real-world. You can further extend these by making the content shareable using the Shared AR capabilities.

You can make your AR content world-persistent using the new Lightship VPS (Visual Positioning System) capabilities so your content will be visible in the same location for others to see in the following days or months. VPS works at many landmarks in Seattle, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and London. Other cities will come online soon. The VPS Coverage API allows you to guide your players to VPS activated areas using a 2D map.

Lightship Augmented Reality Developer Kit (ARDK) gives developers the tools they need to create immersive, multiplayer experiences and bring them to life in the real world. ARDK is designed for both Android and iOS mobile platforms – and integrates directly within Unity.

Your AR content can be placed relative to real-world objects and can adapt to the environment or even hide behind objects like trees. The ARDK world understanding allows your game characters to walk on the world like a real-world character might. These capabilities can be used even if your player is using an older phone that does not have advanced LIDAR technology.

If you are not a developer or have minimal development skills you might start learning AR using our 8th Wall offering at https://www.8thwall.com/tutorials. If you are a developer and have little or no Unity 3D experience, you can start learning Unity 3D at http://learn.unity.com. If you are just interested in getting a basic understanding of what is possible you might watch this ARDK intro video.

With the ARDK you can create basic AR content that blends with the real-world. You can further extend these by making the content shareable using the Shared AR capabilities.

You can make your AR content world-persistent using the new Lightship VPS (Visual Positioning System) capabilities so your content will be visible in the same location for others to see in the following days or months. VPS works at many landmarks in Seattle, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and London. Other cities will come online soon. The VPS Coverage API allows you to guide your players to VPS activated areas using a 2D map.

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