During Snap’s December Lens Fest, it launched a lens creation contest. Known as Lensathon, it offered AR creators the chance to compete for $200,000 in prizes. Now the results are in, and we’ve highlighted the winners.
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Snap’s Lensathon Winners Signal AR’s State of the Art
Can Google Merge AR and AI?
In all the excitement around generative and conversational AI, Google has gotten lots of grief for missing the party. But it may be better positioned for AI than anyone, including merging it with some of its key AR initiatives. We examine the evidence…. AR Insider & Mike Boland
Snap Launches Ray Tracing in Lens Studio
Snap has rolled out the latest feature in Lens Studio: ray tracing. This offers a more realistic flavor of AR, including better color and light. With this move, Snap continues its mission to democratize advanced AR.
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How Will AR and AI Converge?
Amidst all the generative AI excitement, one question we’re often asked is how it converges with AR. This has forced us into a speculative thought exercise to future gaze at the possibilities… which will be a moving target.
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The Man From the Future Projects 2023
One of our favorite voices in the wide world of spatial computing is Tom Emrich. Each year, he publishes top trends and predictions . So to synthesize and summarize his findings, we’ve excerpted our favorite parts for AR Insider readers.
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2023 Prediction: VR Installed Base Exceeds 40 Million
VR isn’t the revolutionary technology it was once touted to be. However, it’s also not dead as some punditry may have you believe. Where will it go in 2023? We pick leaders and laggards in our annual predictions.
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2023 Predictions: The Creator Economy Collides with AR
There are two related trends we’re tracking: the rise of the creator economy and growth in AR marketing. These high-momentum forces are on a collision course and will fuel each other in 2023.
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AR’s Next Conquest: The Apple Store
All eyes seem to be on Apple for its rumored AR hardware plans. But another bit of Apple AR news was overshadowed by all that excitement: the incorporation of AR shopping in Apple stores.
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2023 Predictions: Mixed Results in a Downturn
As the economy continues to slide, a question looms over the AR and VR sectors: will a downturn hurt the industry? The answer is mixed, as the ”spatial spectrum” isn’t a monolith. We call leaders and laggards.
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2023 Predictions: Apple Enters AR… Kind Of
All eyes are on Apple’s potential XR market entrance. In the near term, that could involve a VR-like entertainment device with passthrough AR. Later comes the real endgame: AR glasses, propelled by Apple’s signature elegance.
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