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ARCore Augmented Faces and Cloud Anchors

20 posts · May 2016 – May 2024

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ARCore has evolved to enable new shared, cross-platform augmented reality experiences. Updates to Augmented Faces and Cloud Anchors allow for more sophisticated and collaborative AR applications. This includes improvements in face tracking and the ability to anchor virtual content to real-world locations, facilitating shared AR sessions across different devices and platforms. Geospatial Creator, powered by ARCore and Photorealistic 3D Tiles from Google Maps Platform, is now available to everyone.

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  1. Google AR at I/O 2024: New Geospatial AR features and more- Google Developers BlogThis post announces the expansion of Geospatial AR content into Google Maps through a pilot program, making AR experiences visible via Street View and Lens in Maps. It details the availability of Geospatial Creator in Adobe Aero to everyone, updates to Geospatial Creator in Unity for creating and adjusting anchors at scale using C# and the Places API, and the expansion of ARCore Geospatial API coverage to India. It also highlights partnerships with Singapore Tourism Board and Google Arts & Culture to showcase use cases.
  2. How We Made the CES 2024 AR Experience: Android Virtual Guide, powered by Geospatial Creator- Google Developers BlogThis post details the creation of a 360° event-scale AR experience for CES 2024 using Google's Geospatial Creator, ARCore, and Photorealistic 3D Tiles from Google Maps Platform. It highlights the use of Adobe Aero for AR development, visualization, and assembly, Unreal Engine for animating the Android Bot and visualizing occlusion models, and Autodesk Maya for character and asset creation. The post emphasizes the importance of creative storyboarding, user experience design with interactive elements, and rigorous location testing for validating the Visual Positioning Service (VPS) and content placement. The attendee experience is enhanced through QR code scanning for app-less access, providing seamless wayfinding, delightful AR content, and helpful navigation tips.
  3. How We Made SPACE INVADERS: World Defense, an AR game powered by ARCore- Google Developers BlogThis post details the development of SPACE INVADERS: World Defense, highlighting the use of ARCore's Geospatial API, Streetscape Geometry API, and Geospatial Creator. It explains how the Geospatial API uses VPS and Street View data for world-anchored experiences, including accuracy checks with JavaScript code snippets. The Streetscape Geometry API is used to algorithmically vary gameplay based on real-world topography and city layouts. The 'Invader's Dimension' feature is explained, including the use of depth images and an A* search algorithm for generating spaceship pathways, with post-processing for smoothing and collision avoidance. Geospatial Creator and Photorealistic 3D Tiles were used for visualizing virtual content in specific locations. Updates like Indoor Mode and score rebalancing are also mentioned.
  4. Build transformative augmented reality experiences with new ARCore and geospatial features- Google Developers BlogIntroduced Streetscape Geometry API for 3D building mesh, Rooftop Anchors for anchoring to building rooftops, Geospatial Depth API combining device depth with Streetscape Geometry for improved depth measurements up to 65m, and Scene Semantics API using AI to label outdoor scene elements (sky, building, tree, road, etc.). Released an open-source demo, Mega Golf, showcasing these new APIs.
  5. Create world-scale augmented reality experiences in minutes with Google’s Geospatial Creator- Google Developers BlogIntroduces Geospatial Creator, a tool built on ARCore and Google Maps Platform's Photorealistic 3D Tiles, that allows users to easily visualize, design, and publish world-anchored AR experiences in minutes using Unity or Adobe Aero. Highlights new capabilities like Rooftop anchors for easier content placement and cross-platform sharing via QR codes or links. Showcases partner use cases in gaming (SPACE INVADERS: World Defense), retail (Gap x Barbie), art (Global Street Art), tourism (Singapore Tourism Board), and urban planning (Gensler).
  7. Make the world your canvas with the ARCore Geospatial API- Google Developers BlogIntroduces the ARCore Geospatial API, enabling developers to anchor digital content to real-world locations with centimeter-level accuracy. This API leverages Google's Street View and Google Maps Platform data to provide a persistent, shared AR experience across devices and users. It allows for the creation of location-aware AR applications that can be experienced by multiple users simultaneously in the same physical space.
  8. Bringing artworks to life with AR- Google Developers BlogThis post details how Google Developers are bringing artworks to life with Augmented Reality (AR) using ARCore. It highlights the creation of interactive AR experiences that allow users to view and interact with digital art in their physical environment. The focus is on the technical implementation of AR features for artistic expression and engagement, showcasing the potential of AR for cultural and educational applications.
  9. Unlock new use cases and increase developer velocity with the latest ARCore updates- Google Developers BlogThis post announces updates to ARCore, focusing on enabling new use cases and increasing developer velocity. It highlights improvements to Augmented Faces and Cloud Anchors, allowing for more sophisticated and collaborative AR applications. It also mentions the availability of Geospatial Creator, powered by ARCore and Google Maps Platform, to all users.
  10. Improving shared AR experiences with Cloud Anchors in ARCore 1.20- Google Developers BlogThis post details the release of ARCore 1.20, which includes significant improvements to Cloud Anchors, enabling more robust and scalable shared AR experiences. Key updates include enhanced anchor stability, improved performance for multi-user scenarios, and expanded support for different device types. The release also introduces new tools and documentation to help developers integrate Cloud Anchors more effectively into their AR applications, facilitating persistent and collaborative AR content.
  11. A new wave of AR Realism with the ARCore Depth API- Google Developers BlogIntroduces the ARCore Depth API, which enables developers to capture depth information from the environment using device sensors. This allows for more realistic AR experiences, such as occlusion of virtual objects by real-world surfaces and improved placement of virtual content. The API provides depth images and point clouds, enabling developers to build more immersive and interactive AR applications.
  12. Blending Realities with the ARCore Depth API- Google Developers BlogIntroduces the ARCore Depth API, which provides developers with access to depth data from the device's camera. This enables more realistic AR experiences by allowing virtual objects to interact more naturally with the real world, such as occlusion and realistic placement. The API offers depth points and depth images, and can be used to create more immersive AR applications.
  13. ARCore updates to Augmented Faces and Cloud Anchors enable new shared cross-platform experiences- Google Developers BlogThis post announces updates to ARCore's Augmented Faces and Cloud Anchors, enabling new shared, cross-platform AR experiences. Improvements focus on face tracking and anchoring virtual content to real-world locations for collaborative AR sessions across devices and platforms. It also highlights the general availability of Geospatial Creator, powered by ARCore and Google Maps Platform's Photorealistic 3D Tiles.
  14. Updates to ARCore Help You Build More Interactive & Realistic AR Experiences- Google Developers BlogThis post announces updates to ARCore, focusing on enhancing AR experiences. It highlights improvements to Augmented Faces for more realistic face tracking and introduces Cloud Anchors for shared, cross-platform AR experiences. The post also mentions the availability of Geospatial Creator, which leverages ARCore and Google Maps Platform data for creating geospatial AR content.
  15. New UI tools and a richer creative canvas come to ARCore - Google Developers BlogThis post introduces new UI tools and a richer creative canvas for ARCore, aimed at improving the developer experience for building AR applications. It highlights advancements in ARCore's capabilities for creating shared, cross-platform augmented reality experiences, building upon existing features like Augmented Faces and Cloud Anchors.
  16. Creating More Realistic AR experiences with updates to ARCore & Sceneform- Google Developers BlogIntroduced updates to ARCore and Sceneform to create more realistic AR experiences. This includes improvements to Augmented Faces for more accurate face tracking and the introduction of Cloud Anchors for shared AR experiences across devices. Sceneform also received updates to support more realistic rendering and lighting.
  17. Introducing new APIs to improve augmented reality development with ARCore- Google Developers BlogIntroduced new APIs for ARCore development, including improvements to Augmented Faces for more realistic face tracking and Cloud Anchors for shared AR experiences. Also announced Geospatial Creator, enabling AR content creation tied to real-world locations.
  18. Announcing ARCore 1.0 and new updates to Google Lens - Google Developers BlogARCore 1.0 is released, providing a stable platform for building AR experiences. New features include Augmented Faces for realistic face tracking and Cloud Anchors for shared AR experiences across devices. Google Lens also receives updates, including a new camera API for developers to integrate Lens capabilities into their own apps.
  19. Adding a bit more reality to your augmented reality apps with Tango- Google Developers BlogThis post introduces the Tango device, a platform for augmented reality development that provides depth sensing and motion tracking. It details how Tango enables developers to create AR experiences with a greater sense of reality by allowing for accurate spatial mapping and understanding of the environment. The post highlights the potential for Tango in applications like 3D reconstruction, indoor navigation, and immersive gaming.
  20. Bringing virtual cats to your world with Project Tango - Google Developers BlogThis post introduces Project Tango, an early platform for spatial awareness and 3D mapping, which enabled developers to create augmented reality experiences. It highlights the ability to track virtual objects in real-world environments and demonstrates an early AR application by bringing virtual cats into a user's world, showcasing the potential for immersive AR content.