Augmented reality is the technology that has been gaining traction over the past few years. We’ve seen a number of applications making billions in the market. Pokémon Go is a great example.



Before we uncover how to make an augmented reality app, let's first get a better understanding of what augmented reality technology is. Augmented reality is a technology that allows overlaying real-world environments with digital augmentation. After the camera produces footage of real-life objects, the AR technology identifies how the AR project can be put in the real environment.

AR technology is already widely available to end-users. All they need to experience AR is a smartphone with a camera. Examples of such solutions are numerous, including Pokémon Go, IKEA Place, Sephora, and many others. Virtual reality is another technology that is often confused with augmented reality. While their concept might be similar, they are very different in nature.



When we talk about AR solutions, 2D or 3D objects are projected into real environments. Virtual reality creates a virtual environment into which users can immerse with the help of VR headsets or glasses.

TYPES OF AUGMENTED REALITY APPS

Augmented reality app development can take a number of forms depending on the business goals you are pursuing with your application. Let's take a look at the main types of AR solutions:
Marker-based augmented reality - This type of AR application is based on image recognition or image markers.
Location-based augmented reality - Location-based AR solutions, also known as marker-less AR is the most widely used implementation of augmented reality
Projection augmented reality - They use complex algorithms and collect data from multiple sensors to identify the precise location of objects and to perform respective actions.
Superimposition-based augmented reality - Applications relying on superimposition are used in healthcare and medicine.

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