PTC Announces Vuforia Chalk App for Augmented Reality Communications
October 02 2017 - 12:31PM
Business Wire
Breakthrough Remote Assistance App Now
Available for iPhone and iPad
PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) today announced a brand-new way to communicate
and help others with the new Vuforia® Chalk™ augmented reality
app.
Vuforia Chalk delivers a ground-breaking communication
experience enabled by the Vuforia AR Platform and Apple’s ARKit
technology that was introduced with iOS 11. It allows people in
different locations to share a live view of the same environment,
and draw simple annotations called Chalk Marks. Chalk Marks appear
anchored to objects and surfaces in the environment, as if drawn on
the objects and surfaces themselves.
Today, remote assistance can be frustrating and cumbersome.
People struggle for words to describe things that are unfamiliar,
whether it be a new appliance or the back of a cable box. And when
the problem can’t be described clearly, it becomes almost
impossible for someone else to solve. Vuforia Chalk provides a
simple and intuitive solution where people can now use Chalk Marks
to get a common understanding of a problem, and the steps required
to solve it.
The Vuforia Chalk app for iPhone and iPad can be used for a wide
variety of tasks by people of all ages. For example, technology
enthusiasts can help friends and family with the latest gadgets.
Do-it-your-selfers can get assistance from each other or a
professional. Families with aging members can provide guidance for
everyday tasks that can become challenging. Vuforia Chalk can also
be used by businesses to increase the effectiveness of field
technicians.
“Mainstream augmented reality is at the beginning of a strong
positive inflection point, and Vuforia Chalk is a great example of
how AR can transition from enterprise-only to use in everyday
life,” said Eric Abbruzzese, ABI Research. “We see Vuforia Chalk as
a fundamentally disruptive form of remote communication that will
be well received across multiple sectors and for multiple use
cases.”
“Vuforia Chalk represents one of the most practical uses of AR
technology to date. It has the potential to improve our personal
and professional lives – initially by helping each other,” said Jay
Wright, President, Vuforia at PTC.
The Vuforia Chalk app for iPhone and iPad* is available for free
on the App Store. It is expected to be available for additional
handheld and headworn devices supported by the Vuforia AR
platform.
* The Vuforia Chalk app is available on iPhone 6s or later or
iPad Pro from 2015 or later including the 5th generation of iPad;
all devices must be running iOS 11.
For more information about Vuforia Chalk and to stay informed,
please visit chalk.vuforia.com.
About VuforiaThe Vuforia platform is the most widely used
software platform for augmented reality applications on handheld
and headworn devices. For developers, it delivers a cross platform
solution for attaching digital content to physical objects and
environments. For consumers and businesses, it provides a
communications solution for remote assistance and collaboration.
For device makers, it delivers critical technology blocks that
provide optimized experiences on rapidly evolving hardware
technologies. Originally launched in 2011, Vuforia is supported by
a global ecosystem of more than 375,000 developers and partners.
Vuforia has enabled more than 45,000 applications for consumer and
business use on a range of handheld and headworn devices.
Vuforia is a product of PTC Inc.
Vuforia.com @Vuforia Blogs
About PTCPTC has the most robust Internet of Things
technology in the world. In 1986 PTC revolutionized digital 3D
design. Now PTC’s leading IoT and AR platforms and field-proven
solutions bring together the physical and digital worlds to
reinvent the way you create, operate and service products. With
PTC, global manufacturers and an ecosystem of partners and
developers can capitalize on the promise of the IoT today and drive
the future of innovation.
PTC.com @PTC Blogs
Vuforia, Smart Terrain, PTC, and the PTC logo are trademarks or
registered trademarks of PTC Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United
States and other countries.
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