Apple's new augmented reality platform lets you build apps just like Pokémon Go
Although the fad was short-lived, pulling up the Pokémon Go app for the very first time made you feel like you were just granted access to a previously undiscovered dimension. A dimension where a Rattata lurks behind your toilet and Ivysaurs spawn in the park near your office.
Playing Pokémon Go was most people's first foray into the world of augmented reality, a type of technology that adds digital information — computer-generated characters, for instance — to an existing, real-world environment in real time, typically using a smartphone's camera. If you thought Pokémon Go was magical, though, just wait 'til you see what ARKit can do.
With the augmented reality market expected to be worth $165 billion by 2024, there's really no better time than now to dip your toes into the industry. Whether you're pursuing mobile app design as a career or just hoping to flex your creative muscles in a fascinating new field, The Complete ARKit Course can help make your augmented reality ideas, well, a reality — no prior experience required.
Under the expert instruction of Rayan Slim, a veteran iOS developer who follows renowned web developer Rob Percival's "learn by doing" style, you'll build 11 augmented reality apps step-by-step using ARKit as well as Swift 4. While constructing the Floor is Lava App, a measuring app, an Ikea app, and more, you'll learn how to form and animate textured models, place 3D objects and drive a car on horizontal surfaces, launch projectiles in the real world, track your position, and even build an inter-dimensional portal. In total, you've got access to over nine hours of top-rated content.
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Leah Stodart is a Philadelphia-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable where she covers and tests essential home tech like vacuums and TVs, plus eco-friendly hacks. Her ever-evolving experience in these categories comes in clutch when making recommendations on how to spend your money during shopping holidays like Black Friday, which Leah has been covering for Mashable since 2017.
