Augmented reality – or AR, as it's more
commonly known –
and it is one of those things that lots of
people talk about,
but very few actually understand.
To help you out a bit, I've tested a whole
lot of the app
offerings in the App Store in to come up
with the very best in AR apps and games
that are available to download right now.
here are 13 AR-ready iOS apps you should check
out
1 GIPHY WORLD
Giphy’s already integrated into iMessage
with its own keyboard app,
and partnerships with Facebook and Twitter
have helped spread its database of GIFs all
over the internet.
The Giphy World app takes that one step further
to bring GIFs into your surroundings and letting
you record video.
You can also share entire scenes with friends
who also have the app,
who can then interact with your GIFs in an
explorable space.
Given the smash success of Snapchat’s AR
hot dog DJ,
I wouldn’t be surprised if these GIF-integrated
videos start popping all over your Instagram
Stories.
2 IKEA PLACE
Ikea, which has a track record of staying
on top of trends with its smart lighting
and oddly charming ASMR promotional videos,
now has a new app for helping you visualize
its furniture in your home.
More than 2,000 Ikea products are currently
available in the app,
so you can let your inner Property Brother
thrive and play interior decorator.
3 MEASUREKIT
One of the most impressive, useful tools on
the platform,
MeasureKit can measure almost anything using
just an iPhone or iPad camera.
You can easily measure angles, check if something
is perfectly level,
or measure your room dimensions without crawling
on the ground.
The ruler tool is free, but all other tools
are available for a one-time purchase of $2.99.
4 TAPMEASURE
If you want to go beyond MeasureKit, TapMeasure
is an app from Occipital,
a company that’s spent years working with
augmented reality.
One thing that sets TapMeasure apart from
the glut of measurement apps
that will surely flood the App Store in the
coming days is that
it can also create floor plans and even 3D
room models,
which can be exported as CAD files or be used
in SketchUp.
It’s available starting today, and is free
to download.
Occipital will charge for some features, like
the CAD file export, though.
5 CARROT Weather
The popular sassy weather app CARROT Weather
goes high-tech with its latest iteration,
announcing its "hilariously twisted" weather
forecasts live in the world around you.
Price: $4.99
6 Holo
You don't need to watch a concert or awards
show to find a holographic celebrity, now
that the Holo app (free, available now via
iOS app store) allows you to augment your
photos and videos with the likes of Jon Hamm,
Spider-Man and many more.
It also offers other animated objects for
you to drop into your world and resize, such
as apes, pro wrestlers and lions.
Requires an iPhone 5s or later running iOS
11.
7 Stack AR
Stack AR brings the delightful fun of an addictive
stacking game directly into your home:
pile the blocks in succession to see how many
you can balance before they topple over and
fall.
Price: Free
8 TheParallaxView
TheParallaxView uses the TrueDepth camera
on the iPhone X
to track the user's head movements and generates
images
that correspond to the user's position in
real time.
As a result, the user sees a seemingly 3D
image from any angle.
One effect presents a seemingly deep pit burrowed
into the phone's screen,
while another experience shows a cluster of
skyscrapers that appear to rise from the display.
9 EUCLIDEAN LANDS
The iPhone strategy game described as “Monument
Valley meets Hitman Go”
is adding an AR update so you can play the
game in your living room or any wide-open
space.
An architectural puzzle game about changing
perspectives
seems perfectly suited for ARKit.
It costs $3.99 to download.
10 Paint Space AR
Paint Space AR is a fun,
creative app that lets you draw,
paint, and add effects to your photos and
videos.
Paint Space lets you draw in the air with
all sorts of brushes and colors.
You can insert photos and videos from your
device and place them anywhere in the real
world.
Add special effects like snow, rain, and fireworks
to help bring your creations to life.
After you are done, you can screenshot or
create a video of your creation to share with
others.
Create an art piece, annotate the real world
make the ultimate instagram post, and more!
The only limit is your imagination.
11 Our SolAR
Our SolAR provides a fun and engaging way
to experience
and learn about our solar system.
Our SolAR allows you to see our Solar System
anywhere at all!
All you do is tilt your device up and you
see our whole solar system in your current
setting,
from your backyard to your bedroom, to wherever!
It’s never been more fun to learn about
our Solar System!
12 INK HUNTER
Ink Hunter is the app you should use when
deciding on a tattoo and where to put it.
The app lets you try out premade tattoos,
as well as your own designs,
and they can be oriented in whatever position
you like and placed on any part of the body.
13 WWF Free Rivers
Since a class trip down the white-water rapids
is both expensive and slightly dangerous,
the World Wildlife Fund has got the next best
thing.
Free Rivers allows you to place interactive
models of real locations —
including the Himalayas, the African savannah
and southeast Asian deltas —
on a tabletop, for classroom edification and
enjoyment.
Kids can even take control,
with options to create dams to properly manage
water.
Thats Pretty much it.
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