ARKIT IS AN
API (application
programming interface)
developers can use to
build augmented reality
apps. The system has
a number of frameworks
which enable an app to
understand real–world
conditions, and have apps
respond appropriately.
For example, image
recognition assists with
automated mapping
with the likes of overlays;
the depth API can have
an app use an iPhone’s
dual camera setup to
understand a 3D space,
and present visual
information accordingly.
The latest iteration,
ARKit 3, takes things
further, making it possible
to intelligently mask
people within a scene and
have apps support live
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