Realistic Rendering of 3D Photogrammetry Model in ARKit
In this tutorial, I will go through the entire process of importing a 3D photogrammetry model into ARKit, and make it look as realistic as possible, using the tools that ARKit and SceneKit provide. The finished product:...
Creating an Interactive Dominoes Game Using ARKit and Swift
In the following tutorial, I will show you how to make a fun Dominoes game using Swift and ARKit. This is what we’ll be making: Prerequisites This is an intermediate tutorial and requires you to have a good understanding of Swift...
ARKit 2.0 Tutorial: Saving and Restoring World-mapping Data to Create a Persistence AR Experience
Welcome to the eighth installment of our ARKit tutorial series. Starting from iOS 12, ARKit has the capability to persist world mapping data. In the past, you can’t save the AR world mapping data. iOS 12 has given...
An Introduction to AR Quick Look in iOS 12
At WWDC 2018, Apple released ARKit 2.0 with a slew of brand new APIs and features for Augmented Reality Development. One of these features was an addition to their Quick Look APIs. If you’re not familiar with what Quick...
ARKit Tutorial: Working with 2D Image Recognition
Welcome to the sixth installment of our ARKit tutorial series. This week we are going to talk about image recognition in augmented reality. Starting from iOS 11.3, ARKit has the capability to recognize 2D images. If you are...
ARKit Tutorial: Light Estimation with Ambient Intensity and Color Temperature
Once upon a time, a rock skid, made a spark, and humankind learned to create fire. This is the fifth installment of our ARKit series. Today, we will walk you through how to implement light estimation in augmented reality with...
ARKit Tutorial: Understanding Physics by Launching a Rocketship
Did that just move? Is that real? That’s augmented reality. Welcome back to the fourth installment of the ARKit tutorial series. In this tutorial, we will be looking at the basics of physics inside of ARKit. We shall launch a...
ARKit Tutorial: Detecting Horizontal Planes and Adding 3D Objects with SceneKit
Augmented reality has the power to amplify the world in ways never possible before. The way in which we interact with our world may never be the same again. With the release of iPhone X, the world is ready to embrace AR now more...
Recording ARKit Videos & Animated GIFs Using ARVideoKit
Mobile augmented reality has been a trend recently and it’s been implemented in many applications to provide more interactive, fun experiences to share with people. Hence, major augmented reality frameworks, such as ARKit,...
ARKit Tutorial: Understanding and Implementing 3D Objects
Having great visual elements can give your App a unique personality. In this tutorial, we will look at 3D objects creation toolsets, online resources for 3D objects, SceneKit supported formats, most importantly, learn to build a...