ARKit

ARKit was a significant focus at WWDC 2024, with several sessions highlighting its new features and capabilities. Here are some key points:

1. Scene Understanding Improvements:

   • Room Tracking: ARKit can now identify the boundaries of a room and compute precisely aligned geometries of the detected walls and floor. It can also recognize transitions between rooms, allowing apps to tailor experiences based on the current room. Create enhanced spatial computing experiences with ARKit
   • Plane Detection: Updates to plane detection help customize experiences based on the room you're in. Create enhanced spatial computing experiences with ARKit

2. Object Tracking:

   • New object tracking capabilities allow for interactive visualizations of real-world items. This can be particularly useful for precise placement of virtual content on real-world objects. Create enhanced spatial computing experiences with ARKit

3. World Tracking:

   • ARKit's world tracking has become more robust under various lighting conditions. If the system detects limited tracking due to low light, it will switch to orientation-based tracking to prevent complete tracking loss. Create enhanced spatial computing experiences with ARKit

4. Hand Tracking:

   • Improvements in hand tracking can enhance user interactions, such as in games or creative applications. Create enhanced spatial computing experiences with ARKit

5. Integration with RealityKit:

   • RealityKit, which provides high-performance 3D simulation and rendering capabilities, integrates seamlessly with ARKit to support spatial computing experiences. This includes building spatial drawing apps and other interactive 3D applications. Build a spatial drawing app with RealityKit

For a comprehensive overview of these features, you can refer to the session Create enhanced spatial computing experiences with ARKit.