5 Unique Ways Augmented Reality is Being Used

Five unique ways AR is being used

Now that you understand what AR is, here are some of its applications in the real world.

1. Augmented reality in real estate

Augmented reality uses advanced visualization technology to replicate the real world, allowing us to not only engage with spaces from afar but also create them to our liking. This ability opens up endless possibilities for the real estate industry.

First, AR allows prospective homeowners to see themselves in unfinished properties. What will their home look like when it’s done? Or when all their furniture has been put in? By reducing the hindrances potential tenants face when visualizing their homes, AR helps realtors seal the deal faster.

With AR, architects, developers, and interior designers can see problems in design before they finish any project. They are therefore in a position to make smarter design choices, avoid mistakes, and stay ahead of schedule. AR makes technicians’ work easier as well, allowing them to visualize and identify specific problems in homes

Finally, AR expands real estate marketing capabilities by allowing remote tours. International clients, or even those out of state, can easily tour homes and truly, feel at home. This convenient capability breaks the barriers of time and the logistics of physical visits. Physically visiting homes can sometimes be tiring for clients, and time-consuming as well.

2. Augmented reality for filters and fun

If you’ve used Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok you have probably come across a filter. It either distorts your image, adds some quirky effects to it, and in some cases, turns it into an animation. AR is responsible for all that.

Filters are made when AR concepts are employed to create computer-generated effects that seem to be superimposed over real images. By manipulating the image received by your phone’s camera, the AR filter adds an effect either to the background or foreground of the image.

Today, Android and Apple users can create their filters using the Spark AR Studio Player. This app allows everyone an opportunity to interact with AR by making it easy to use and adding lots of built-in features to play around with. You can even create effects that can be applied to faces or synced with movement.

If all the features still feel complicated after a brief tour of the app, don’t worry! There’s a variety of educational resources that can take you through every single step. Trying AR with beginner skills has never been easier.