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Niantic is expanding the developer platform to access its next-generation augmented reality tools using its Niantic Lightship platform. The platform will now be available to just about any third-party ...

It's safe to say that augmented reality has struggled to find its moment. Nintendo 3DS came bundled with a series of marker cards that could be used for AR-powered minigames when it launched in 2011, ...

Niantic is announcing Lightship VPS for Web, joining its visual positioning system to the 8th Wall platform. The new browser based tech anchors WebAR content to specific locations and enables virtual ...

Niantic Inc., the developer of the popular augmented reality game “Pokemon Go” and the Lightship AR platform, today announced the newest version of its augmented reality developer toolkit, Lightship ...

The maker of Pokémon Go is releasing its AR map for other apps and a location-based social network called Campfire The maker of Pokémon Go is releasing its AR map for other apps and a location-based ...

At a special launch event today, Niantic announced it’s opening up the Lightship AR Development Kit (ARDK) platform, a software development kit with the kinds of tools the company uses to make Pokémon ...

Niantic Inc., the developer of the popular augmented reality game “Pokemon Go” and the Lightship AR platform, today released the Lightship Visual Positioning System for developers, with more than ...

Since the launch of Pokémon Go in 2016, players have been coordinating meetups, in-game raids and battles on platforms like Reddit and Discord. This summer, parent company Niantic is unveiling ...