Editing Emerging Research Directions (section)

=== AR Frameworks and Platforms ===


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|+ Features of Various AR Platforms and Frameworks
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! Platform
! Positive Features
! Negative Features
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| ARBlocks
| Good Visualization and Tracking
| Relatively Slow
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| ARCore
| Good Understanding of the Environment, Good for Gaming
| AR Tracking is not consistent, Not Stable on Older Generation Devices
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| ARKit
| Good AR Rendering Devices, Supports Old Devices, Free for Xcode Features, Instant AR via LiDAR
| Charges for App Distribution, Only for iOS and iPad OS
|-
| AR-media
| Offers Cloud Based Services for AR, Easy AR Project Development Without Coding Skills, Free Registration
| Depth mapping is not Available Yet
|-
| ARToolKit
| Processing Happens in Real Time, Fast AR Placing is Possible, Free and Open Source
| Can be Used Only with Image Markers
|-
| ARWin
| Interact in the Virtual Environment, Can be Categorized Based Geometry
| Careful Calibration of Markers is Required, Camera Resolution Constrains More Accurate Tracking
|-
| Bright
| Comfortable AR HMDs, Text to Speech, Local Processing
| Slow Processing as it is Done Locally, Improper Control Over Functionality
|-
| CoVAR
| Eye-Gaze, Head-Gaze, and Hand Gestures Based Interaction
| Simulator Sickness, Only Head Tracking is Visible
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| DUIRA 
| Create a Realistic Virtual Digital Environment that Reflects Real-World Experiences
| Requires Multiple AR Markers, Angle Changes in AR Markers Leads to Create Different Effects
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| KITE 
| Quickly Assembled from Existing Hardware, Initialization is Simple
| Algorithm for Mesh Reconstruction is not accurate and Stable, Only Available on a Desktop System
|-
| Nexus 
| Spatial-aware Applications, Easy and Common Infrastructure
| Needs to Stores and Manages the Location Information Globally, Harder Location-Aware Communication Concepts
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| Vuforia 
| Most widely Used, Tracking is Flicker-less
| Paid License is Required for advance AR Features
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| WARP
| A well defined Layered Structure architecture
| Relatively Slower Processing
|-
| Wikitude
| Geo-based Tracking Available
| License Needed for the App Development
|}