GDC 2019: Unity “investing heavily” in augmented reality tech
Unity is investing heavily into both virtual and augmented reality as it looks to enable developers utilising the tech both in and out of the games industry.
Unity has already been used to develop AR games such as Niantic’s Pokemon Go and Ludia’s Jurassic World Alive.
But it wants to become a key partner for even more developers as it seeks to become a leader in the emerging technologies.
"A lot of opportunities"
As part of that mission, Unity has developed the AR Foundation, a toolset that lets creators build apps for both ARKit and ARCore through one platform. But it has a number of other tools powering AR development.
Unity, of course, wants to position itself right at the centre of AR’s growth.
“In general Unity is looking outside of gaming and we want to be there to enable these new platforms and new industries,” says Miller.
He adds that in the near future, he expects AR will work through mobile phones and on specialised headsets. But in future, he expects to see more head-mounted technology.
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