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AR Content is Coming to Google Maps, But It Won’t Matter Until There’s a Headset to See it Through

Road to VR

Google today announced it’s starting a pilot program that will soon allow select partners to create AR content and display it within Google Maps. Because compared to Meta and Apple, Google still seems unable to commit to a coherent XR strategy.

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Data Dive: ARCore Joins the 3-Comma Club

AR Insider

A fter launching in 2017, Google’s ARCore has been relatively quiet. “Relatively” is the key term, as it continues to make progress in AR search results and other areas (more on that in a bit). Google reports this week that ARCore has surpassed one billion installs. Play with the formula.

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XR Talks: Defining the AR Cloud, Part I

AR Insider

T he AR cloud has turned three. This traces back to the principle’s origin in a 2017 landmark editorial by AR veteran and thought leader Ori Inbar. Before diving in, what is the AR cloud? It’s all about data that’s anchored to places and things, which AR devices can ingest and process into meaningful content.

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The AR Location Wars, Part III: Facebook

AR Insider

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” Apple signals interest in location-relevant AR through its geo-anchors and Project Gobi. ” But it’s not alone.

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Who’s Waging the Wearables Wars? Part III: Google

AR Insider

“Wearable Wars” is AR Insider’s mini-series that examines how today’s wearables will pave the way and prime consumer markets for AR glasses. Common wisdom states that mobile AR is the forbear to smart glasses. There, it can seed user demand for AR and get developers to start thinking spatially. Sound Investment.

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Google Releases AR Geospatial Creator for Unity

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Google has unveiled its Geospatial Creator for Unity platform, allowing developers to preview 3D assets via the Unity Editor. Viewing spatially-linked assets on a hyperrealistic 3D planet map, the toolkit powers ARCore and Photorealistic 3D Tiles via the Google Maps Platform, it said on its website.

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The AR Location Wars, Part IV: Snap

AR Insider

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” Apple signals interest in location-relevant AR through its geo-anchors and Project Gobi. ” But it’s not alone.

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