Google IO 19

AR SANDBOX, Google I/O

Mountain View — May 2019

Back for our second year to help Google’s ARCore team show off their latest and greatest features to their developer community. Each of the 5 experiences we designed help to highlight the potentials of both joy and purpose that AR can add to our physical space.

— augmented reality, spatial design, UX

ARcore Demos

• Lighting Estimation

• Cloud Anchors

• Augmented Images

• Augmented Faces

• Web AR

cloud anchors

AR experiences are more fun when they’re shared. ARCore's Cloud Anchors API let's users create collaborative experiences that Android and iOS users can share. To showcase this, we created a digital ecosystem that let participants grow a garden together.

UX

With persistent tracking, the physical world can become a video game by relaying the position of digital objects to every device in real-time. As users moved around the physical table, magical seeds promoted places in the garden users could plant. Each position spawned a new plant species creating a unique garden with each collective session.

Augmented faces

Augmented Faces API gives developers a high-quality digital face mesh to create filters and games without a front facing depth sensor. To show developers the mesh capabilities, we created two face filters that promoted mouth triggers, head position, and a lot of fun.

Augmented Images

Augmented reality provides new ways for brands to showcase their value to customers. With ARCore's Augmented Images API you can create spatial experiences using a simple image. To demonstrate a retail use-case, we created an interactive walkthrough that gave users a novel perspective of a Breville at-home espresso machine.

Check out the I/O keynote for more info. Also, Android Central & TechRadar