Vol 1, No 1 (2016)

Blending the Physical and Digital: Augmented Reality App Development Using ARCore and ARKit

Author: Akshay Verma , Mrs. Alka Verma , Hemant Kumar , Tapendra Singh Tomar , Vishal Kumar , Harendra Singh

Abstract: Augmented Reality (AR) has emerged as a transformative technology that overlays digital content onto the physical world, enabling immersive and interactive user experiences. With the widespread adoption of smartphones equipped with advanced sensors and cameras, mobile AR applications have gained significant traction across domains such as education, healthcare, retail, gaming, and industrial training. Google’s ARCore and Apple’s ARKit are the two dominant mobile AR platforms, providing developers with robust tools for motion tracking, environment understanding, and light estimation. This paper presents a comprehensive study of AR app development using ARCore and ARKit, focusing on architectural concepts, core features, development workflows, and performance considerations. Comparative analyses, implementation strategies, tables, and two-dimensional figures are included to illustrate platform capabilities and design approaches. The paper concludes that effective AR application development requires not only technical proficiency with ARCore and ARKit but also careful attention to usability, performance optimization, and contextual relevance.

Keywords:  Augmented Reality, ARCore, ARKit, mobile AR, computer vision, immersive applications

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