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Domo Arigato, Mrs. Roboto
I tend to have lots of silly ideas, and Mrs. Roboto is no exception. The idea emerged while thinking about how to take advantage of Facebook’s Spark AR to connect computer vision technology to the physical world. Fortunately, I’d been introduced to the Neopixel add-on to the BBC micro:bit a few weeks earlier by my...
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Instagram AR effects are here. Here’s why brands should care.
It’s finally here! Facebook just announced the launch of Spark AR’s public beta on Instagram, giving the entire world the ability to publish their own AR effects on the social media platform. Until yesterday, the ability to publish AR effects on Instagram was limited to independent AR creators, but this update means that brands will...
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Lego Hidden Side review: the future of AR toys
Lego’s latest toy set collection, Lego Hidden Side, has us AR developers all excited thanks to its introduction of an augmented reality app within the game experience. The Lego set is built around a ‘ghost-hunting’ theme, with eight available sets based on different locations: a school, bus, boat, train, truck, lab, graveyard and shop. The...
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10 Snapchat Lens creators you should follow for inspiration
Even since Snapchat released Lens Studio (a free platform to easily create augmented reality experiences), amazing, beautiful, and inspiring Lenses have been made by creators from all around the world. Pushing the boundaries of art and augmented reality, these creators have demonstrated creativity and ingenuity to build Lenses that have been seen by millions of...
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4 tips for making your Snapchat Lens experience fit the 4MB size limit
Snapchat Lens Studio is an amazing tool to easily and quickly create Lenses that inspire and amaze users. The only limiting factor, outside of your imagination, is the 4MB size limit. Here are 4 tips that we’d like to share with you to create Snapchat Lenses that fit within the data constraint. Images More likely...
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8th Wall image recognition tutorial
Last April, 8th Wall released a new feature called Image Targets that lets creators build image recognition for web-based AR. Not restricted to QR codes, Image Targets lets you select your own image (as long as the computer vision AI can detect distinct feature points) and build AR experiences with it. This is a huge...