A tale of our team building a Web AR experience using Google’s Model Viewer. — IKEA’s mobile app to see furnitures on a room with the device camera became pretty popular some time ago. Currently, the AR market is more looking for AR solutions that do not require the user to download an app…

Una riflessione sulle numerose applicazioni in Realtà Aumentata e il loro reale impatto sugli utenti. — Lo stato dell’ARte Sono uno sviluppatore WebXR. Significa che lavoro con tecnologie Web, nel campo della Realtà Aumentata e Virtuale (XR sta per AR + VR, una sigla per comprendere entrambi i mondi). Mantengo progetti, risolvo bug, cerco di capire quali sono i trend del mercato e di anticiparli, per implementare feature che…

Some thoughts about AR applications and their real impact on user needs. — Disclaimer: This article has been on my mind for months. Nowadays, with the current COVID19 pandemic, this thoughts seem to be written on purpose. I’d like to state that this is a more, general thinking. But it makes even more sense now, of course. The technology community has answered to…

New features, a new Github organisation and a new Documentation. All that you need to know about AR.js 3. — We’re finally here. After months of work, AR.js version 3 is out. The aim was to make it a true, free alternative to paid Web AR solutions. We don’t know if we’ve accomplished this, but we are feeling that AR.js has more features than ever and is way more collaborative…

AR.js Studio is designed to build Web AR experiences for free, without coding. A Web App to create Web AR apps, and remove the barrier of coding knowledge. This is a Call to Arms to help building this tool. — Let fire burn: Instead of lighting a fire on the teacher’s table, students can do this safely on their own table as an additional, virtual experiment: a fire will appear on top of a marker/image so the student can inspect it, without being in danger.

A tutorial for building Location-Based Augmented Reality apps that run on every browser, without any installation on your phone. For free. — Disclaimer: AR.js v3 is out, with a new official Documentation. If you found problem with this tutorial, you can look for more updated tutorials at: https://ar-js-org.github.io/AR.js-Docs/location-based/. Location-Based AR on the Web AR.js v2 introduced Location-Based AR on the Web for the first time. This enables new experiences in…

A tutorial for building Location-Based Augmented Reality apps that run on every browser, without any installation on your phone. For free. — Disclaimer: AR.js v3 is out, with a new official Documentation. If you found problem with this tutorial, you can look for more updated tutorials at: https://ar-js-org.github.io/AR.js-Docs/location-based/. Location-Based AR on the Web AR.js v2 introduced Location-Based AR on the Web for the first time. This enables new experiences in…

GeoAR.js is a free, lightweight library which brings Location Based Augmented Reality on the Web, using your phone GPS sensors. Let’s see what you can do with it. — Disclaimer: GeoAR.js has been merged into AR.js v3, with a new official Documentation. If you found problem with this tutorial, you can look for more updated tutorials at: https://ar-js-org.github.io/AR.js-Docs/location-based/. Web AR — State of the ARt

Myths and misconceptions in the design of accessible digital products. — Also available in Italian. It is undeniable that in recent years the web scene has shown a renewed interest in the topic of accessibility. In addition to the major players, such as Google, Apple, Facebook, etc., whose products have always offered good accessibility, today various stakeholders are showing new levels…