Apple has announced the latest update to its augmented reality platform with ARKit 3. The latest release brings some major new features like people occlusion, motion capture, multiple face tracking, simultaneous front and back camera use, and more.
Apple showed off some of the impressive new AR features that come with ARKit 3 on stage during the WWDC keynote today. First up is people occlusion which offers a more realistic experience for users and makes things easier for developers:
Motion capture is a way for developers to use movement and poses in real time as input for AR experiences:
ARKit 3 now allows the simultaneous use of the front and back camera offering up new possibilities:
The last major new feature is collaborative sessions which was shown off in the demo of Minecraft Earth on stage.
ARKit 3 features other improvements like the ability to detect up to 100 images at a time, machine learning being leveraged to detect planes, enhanced 3D-object detection, and more.
Along with ARKit 3, Apple has also announced RealityKit and Reality Composer to help developers more easily create rich AR experiences.
While it may seem like AR is ramping up slowly in real-world use, Wayfair says it’s making a big difference in its sales.
AR is good for commerce, Apple says. “Wayfair [furniture sales site] is seeing greater than threefold increase in purchasing when people view their products in augmented reality.” #WWDC19
— Stephen Shankland (@stshank) June 3, 2019
Check out the ARKit 3 developer page for more details.
