Vuforia Engine Features and Functionality for AR App Development

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Vuforia Engine features

No matter where you want your AR experience to show up, Vuforia Engine has the technology to help you make it happen. Check out our array of powerful target types that will make your applications come to life.

Model targets

Area targets

Image targets

Multi targets

Cylinder targets

External camera

Access video sources outside of phones, tablets, or AR glasses with external camera.

Ground plane

Attach content to horizontal surfaces such as floors and tables with ground plane.
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Background effects

Want to make your app look like an X-ray machine? How about night vision? Create your own shaders to implement sophisticated visual effects.

Want to make your app look like an X-ray machine? How about night vision? Create your own shaders to implement sophisticated visual effects.

Virtual buttons

Create virtual buttons that your app can see and respond to on top of augmented reality image targets in the real world.

Create virtual buttons that your app can see and respond to on top of augmented reality image targets in the real world.

Video playback

Watch static images come alive in full motion video. Vuforia Engine video playback makes it simple for videos to be played directly on augmented reality image targets.

Watch static images come alive in full motion video. Vuforia Engine video playback makes it simple for videos to be played directly on augmented reality image targets.

Occlusion management

Special occlusion handling allows apps to display graphics as if they appear inside or are hidden by physical objects.

Special occlusion handling allows apps to display graphics as if they appear inside or are hidden by physical objects.
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Start building your vision

Whether you’re looking to create something new or add AR to your existing branded application, Vuforia Engine offers the flexibility, power, and device reach to make your vision a reality. 

Build your applications on leading and native development environments:

  • Unity
  • Visual Studio
  • Android Studio
  • Xcode
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