RLab Accelerator, the New York City-based accelerator focusing on Extended Reality (XR) and spatial computing, yesterday announced its selection of six startups for its inaugural RLab Accelerator cohort, including Poplar. The accelerator, in collaboration with venture capital firm Super Ventures, reviewed more than 100 applications from startups across 16 countries before arriving at the decision.
Here at Poplar we’re really excited about web-based augmented reality, so we are very happy that Zappar has started supporting WebAR content creation. This tutorial is a step-by-step walkthrough on how to produce a WebAR experience using Zappar’s image tracking technology: 1. Sign up for ZapWorks Studio (free for 30 days) and download ZapWorks Studio
It’s not surprising that people are still confused about how to share their AR effects. After all, there is a myriad of platforms currently supporting AR, and each of them is different. In this article we give you a quick overview of the different ways you can share your AR effect across all major platforms:
Speedo, the swimwear and swimming accessories brand and subsidiary of the British Pentland Group, recently announced the launch of a virtual try-on feature in three of their UK stores and on their website, which allows customers to visualise swimming goggles on their face before purchase. This augmented reality (AR) experience was developed in collaboration with
There’s no doubt that AR is a rapidly growing industry. Big names such as Snapchat and Facebook are helping to fuel this growth by providing their own tools, which allow creators to build their own AR experiences. One such creator is Clay Weishaar, aka WRLD SPACE. When Clay messaged us on Poplar’s Instagram account, I
There is no question that AR is an incredibly powerful and innovative tool, but its adoption can sometimes feel a little slow, particularly when it comes to brands. Perhaps one of the main reasons is that AR can still pose certain barriers to adoption, as it often requires users to have a particular app installed,
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
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
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
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