Lightship ARDK
Lightship Augmented Reality Developer Kit (ARDK) gives developers the tools they need to create immersive, multiplayer experiences and bring them to life in the real world.
ARDK is designed for both Android and iOS mobile platforms. It is tightly integrated with Unity AR Foundations.
Real-time mapping
Shared AR
Semantic segmentation
Visual Positioning System
Map Tiles
Set the realistic scene
ARDK’s meshing feature quickly builds a machine-readable representation of the physical world. Build experiences that incorporate the environment by accounting for realistic depth, occlusion, physics, placement, and more. Throw a ball, and watch it collide with real world objects or bounce as it hits the floor. Real-time mapping includes:
Know your surroundings
With Semantic Segmentation, any developer can instantly identify and mask different elements in the world around them to inform how virtual content reacts or is placed in the space. Categories include:
Just released
Build real-world AR experiences with Lightship VPS
Lightship Visual Positioning System (VPS), gives developers the power to localize users and persist AR content with centimeter-level accuracy. Lightship VPS is now available in public beta within the Lightship ARDK.
Build with maps optimized for AR
Guide your AR experience with Maps, easy-to-use, customizable basemaps built specifically for augmented reality.
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