Augmented Reality is a new boom in mobile app development. If at all you have understood the importance of AR, and decided to provide AR development service in your app, your app is going to do wonders pretty soon. When implemented correctly, AR app development is all that is required to achieve your objectives while simultaneously offering a great user experience.
But, everything amazing is not easily achievable. While developing an AR mobile app is the need of the hour, it is no small feat to do so. Augmented Reality is often used together with Natural Language Processing (NLP), a technology that is responsible for Alexa, Siri, and other virtual assistants. It is complex and since virtual assistants are device-specific, it makes achieving seamless integration a bit tricky especially while building a hybrid app.
Heavily tied to innovation, AR development-related considerations and processes are still unfamiliar to many. Three questions can make the entire process of transforming a concept into a finished application sound a bit easier.
How Will You Integrate Elements of Reality?
As you begin augmented reality development in your app, the first step is to decide how exactly will you integrate reality into your app. Will you use pre-captured footage like Google Earth? Or will you leverage the phone’s camera? Is the app going to pull data from some external device? Once you decide this, the second step is how to implement the strategy of this integration. In cases where the mobile device’s camera is used, the process is fairly simple. However, the complexity increases when you pull data from a third-party source like Google Earth.
What Elements Will Be Augmented?
Once you’re done deciding the strategy of integrating reality into your app, the next step is to address the other element in this equation – augmentation. AR blends real-world elements with digital ones. It is your job to figure out how exactly do you plan to achieve that. It may seem like a simple question, but is an issue at the core of your app development project.
After deciding how to augment reality, you will need to work with the developer’s team to understand which real-life events will be associated with digital elements. Based on the type of augmentation you seek, your developer will determine what the best possible way to achieve that functionality is.
How will a user interact with the App?
User interaction stands as the third important aspect of AR mobile app development. You’ll have to build a user interface that is easy to use and intuitive. Make sure you list down the desired features and functionalities that are important from the user’s perspective.
Will, the user receives push notifications when they arrive at a specific geo-location? Can users command the virtual assistants to provide instructions? You’ll need to determine exactly how users will interact with the app and let the developers know.
Before arriving at a timeframe or cost for the project, remember to stress on these three aspects and get them addressed by your developer. Alternatively, you take the help of an expert AR development company like us. We offer the best augmented reality mobile app development. For more details, contact us.
