Scene Geometry API of ARKit 3.5

By creating accurate 3D maps of the environment, a developer can enhance the user’s experience and ensure seamless interaction with the device or software. Scene Geometry API is one of the most significant innovations brought by a new ARKit 3.5 as it allows producing better results to build immersive AR experiences.

Have you had that experience when some of your friends pass between your device and virtual object, and suddenly the scene becomes less realistic and a bit distorted? This happens because all items in the scene are treated as “background” for virtual objects in augmented reality. A new release of ARKit from Apple takes the full advantage of machine learning to estimate the depth and height of objects in the camera better, and thus allows creating more realistic AR environments. What is so innovative about this tech is that people can be occluded, or covered partially by the objects, even when the entire person is not placed in the AR scene.

Do you remember the time when you had to wave your tablet to detect objects and make them appear in the AR scene? Instant AR helps you to get rid of all these conveniences as it allows adding 2D and 3D objects to the environment in an instant. You don’t have to wait for a comprehensive scan to be formed as the software will bring AR items to the real-world view almost immediately.

What is LiDAR? The abbreviation “LiDAR” stands for Light Detection and Ranging. As the name suggests, a new scanner estimates the distance from one object to another by calculating how fast the light reaches the item and returns back to the device. This technology was successfully applied in drones to build terrains. However, a new iPad Pro gets the most out of this innovation by creating life-like AR scenes.

Collaborative Sessions

If you feel bored playing a game on your own or want your friends to collaborate with you in one environment, get use of live collaborative sessions introduced in the new 2020 iPad Pro. With the new update of ARKit, developers can build world collaborative maps, which makes developing AR scenes faster. Users in their turn can get the full advantage of shared AR experiences by interacting with multiple players in the app.

Improved Motion Capture

User engagement rate and the ease of interaction are the two factors that make an outstanding AR experience. The easier it is for you to interact with virtual objects, the more opportunities the software can provide to its audience. Intending to improve the user experience, the new version of ARKit allows enhanced body tracking, which provides users with a chance to interact and control their interaction with virtual objects. For instance, in its latest demo, this feature was applied to reconstruct the person’s skeleton with all the parts of the body. Furthermore, the software can detect up to three faces using the TrueDepth Camera so that multiple users can benefit from AR experiences at once. A new release of ARKit 3.5 from Apple is expected to add more quality to its motion graphics.

Front or Back Camera — Why Don’t You Use Both?

When front cameras hit the market in early 2010, they were not intended to be used simultaneously with the back camera. You could take an awesome selfie and then a great picture of mountains by switching from one camera to another. But you could not do both of them simultaneously. With ARKit 3.5, you can benefit from face and world tracking at the same time, and unleash the full potential of AR technology. In one of the demos posted by Apple on its official website, users can interact with virtual objects using their face. Apps built for iPad Pro 2020 are expected to trigger a new revolution in the world of AR. Simultaneous face and environment detection will make it possible to interact with virtual objects without even touching them. Experts say this breakthrough will profoundly affect the way we view and understand virtual environments.

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