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Augmented Reality Top 8 of 2018

VRScout

As a new communications medium, Augmented Reality (AR) is changing the way we consume and share knowledge and how we express ourselves creatively. As a researcher and designer working with AR for the past 13 years, here are my picks for the Top 8 of 2018 (in no order of ranking). ARstories) December 20, 2018.

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Which Startups Are Hiring for Augmented Reality Jobs?

ARPost

In 2019, the demand growth for augmented reality and virtual reality engineers skyrocketed 1400% from the previous year, surpassing the demand for blockchain engineers (the most in-demand skill in 2018). Venture capital investment in augmented reality and virtual reality hit $4.1

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Augmented Reality Disappeared From Gartner’s Hype Cycle – What’s Next?

ARPost

In the AR industry, this news left some open-mouthed: augmented reality is officially out of Gartner’s Hype Cycle. After climbing up the curve steadily year by year in the cycle, augmented reality took a steep ride down to the trough of disillusionment in 2018. Augmented Reality’s Journey in the Cycle.

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Apple Teases New ARKit 2 Experiences At 2018 Keynote

VRScout

Science-based basketball training and oldschool Galaga with a multiplayer twist heads to iOS via Apple’s advanced augmented reality platform. Apple’s 2018 keynote event has officially come to a close and it appears as though iOS fans have much to look forward to over the coming months. Image Credit: Apple.

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Getting started with Augmented Reality (AR)

ARVR

Augmented reality is a technology that allows us to superimpose digital information into the real-world environment. In this article, we will discuss on augmented reality. Augmented Reality (AR)  — It overlays digital content in the real world. Pokemon Go is the best example for an augmented reality game.

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Is the Metaverse Killing Augmented Reality?

ARVR

This, perhaps minus the display, is very close to the specs that Focals by North delivered back in 2018. People speak of the coming ‘iPhone Moment’ to occur in AR, but perhaps what we actually need is an ‘Apple II Moment’. The AR glasses of today may just be the Apple II that the metaverse needs in order to emerge. But it has.

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My predictions for augmented reality in 2019

The Ghost Howls

Jokes apart, what has happened in AR in 2018… and what can you expect to happen in 2019? Augmented Reality in 2018. More or less AR in 2018 has gone as I predicted in 2017. This has been an enormous endorsement for augmented reality. Predictions for Augmented Reality in 2019.