Slowly Apple is showing the power of its augmented reality tool. In the absence of the expected smart glasses that the manufacturer is working on, and of which we know that there will be a cheaper second generation, we are going to see what we can expect from this technology. And the truth is that it is amazing.
More than anything because Russ Maschmeyer of Shopify has used his Twitter account to demonstrate how the Apple Augmented Reality API. For this, he has used an iPhone with a LiDAR sensor and the result is impressive.
A perfect tool to decorate your home
as you can see in the video he has shared on the popular social network, Shopify’s Russ Maschmeyer shows off the power of Apple’s toolwhich is capable of the iPhone without any problem erasing the contents of the room to see it completely empty.
This technology can be especially useful in online stores where we can see in real time what that sofa would look like that we want to buy online, but we are not sure if it will fit well in our home.
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To do this, Russ Maschmeyer used Apple’s roomPlan API. We are talking about a tool for developers that was presented at the last edition of the WWDC. In this way, and using the LiDAR sensor that the iPhone and iPad incorporates, a room can be completely scanned, taking into account its geometry and the furniture there is, to build an empty 3D model that you can fill with all kinds of objects.
Russ Maschmeyer explains how he has used this technology, generating a computer model that does not have textures so that the Shopify prototype takes care of collecting all the information through the phone’s camera to generate the textures behind the furniture to create a room. empty.
The results are obvious. simply We are facing a virtual design tool that significantly exceeds the IKEA app and that it can mark a before and after in the way we buy online.
It is still too early to see how far this technology can go, but it is clear that the result we have seen today is impressive. And keep in mind that Apple’s virtual and augmented reality glasses will be much more powerful, opening up a range of possibilities. Now, we just have to wait until Apple Glass is officially launched, although it seems that in the meantime we can enjoy some functions through the phone.