California-based software company Niantic is launching a brand new app-building platform that is designed to help creatives, technologists and futurists go about building products for use in the metaverse, where the real and physical world intersects with digital and virtual spaces.
The 'Lightship' app-building platform is open for developers to access, with most of the software components available for free. However, developers can opt to pay a fee for the ability to access augmented reality experiences
Some of the technologies that will be incorporated into this app-building platform include a high-tech visual positioning system for AR eyewear that will allow for virtual objects to be perfectly and accurately depicted in real-world locations.
By providing the tools and software to seamlessly incorporate digital elements into physical spaces, the 'Lightship' app-building platform is poised to usher in a brave new era of real-meets-virtual experiences.
Metaverse App-Building Platforms
This Software Lets Developers Fuse Digital & Physical Elements
Trend Themes
1. Metaverse-app Building Platforms - The 'Lightship' app-building platform is poised to usher in a brave new era of real-meets-virtual experiences.
2. High-tech Visual Positioning Systems for AR - 'Lightship' incorporates a visual positioning system for AR eyewear that accurately depicts virtual objects in real-world locations.
3. Augmented Reality Experiences - Developers can opt to pay for the ability to access AR experiences on the 'Lightship' app-building platform.
Industry Implications
1. Software Development - Niantic's 'Lightship' app-building platform provides creatives, technologists, and futurists with tools to develop for the metaverse.
2. Augmented Reality - The 'Lightship' app-building platform incorporates AR technology and provides access to AR experiences.
3. Virtual Reality - The metaverse, where the 'Lightship' platform is designed to create products for, is a key topic in the virtual reality industry.