Arcore depth API

Stunning… Will it be integreted in Unity soon ?

I know that Unity are already involved in the early collaborators call for the new depth API and that some of the demos were made in Unity. I expect that we will get our hands on it as soon as ARCore itself makes a new release because then a unity sdk can be made for it as well as an update to ar foundation. So in short, we gotta wait.

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Looks like this is not available yet in unity arcore? (googling seems to say its in their SceneView only)

can you share a link to where you found that?

oh i see it might not be available even there yet, it said ‘will begin’

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Can’t wait to play with it. AR will only really start to be practical when the app has depth information

looks like still no news?

Yeah apparently theyre doing a very quiet launch with only select few devices being able to run it … Not sure why they are so careful with it.

boom,
“Depth API is available in ARCore 1.18 for Android and Unity, including AR Foundation”

So - can we get an official word from Unity about timescales?

AR might just be about interesting enough to bother looking at soon. :wink:

I’ve been a cynical hold out. Still am to some degree (no decent head-mounted devices on the horizon - except maybe Apple) but the recent demo of streaming light field video and a widely available depth API is starting to turn my head.

Unity - is support for this weeks or months away?

i think the article says its already in?
also,
https://github.com/googlesamples/arcore-depth-lab/

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