In case anyone would like to know what Niantic has been working on, and how they see things, I recommend bookmarking: All News – Niantic Labs
You’ll find articles about the games we play, and Wayfaring, and examples of other (short term) apps that have been created with the Wayfarer database. Get some insight into how Niantic uses our Wayspots and scans, and how they see their present and future.
What do you see that’s interesting?
For example,
This lists all games: A Simple Walk Can Do Wonders: Celebrating World Walking Day with Niantic Games – Niantic Labs
2022 Ingress, PokémonGo, Metavers Building the real-world metaverse – Niantic Labs
Insight into how they currently use AI: How Niantic Learns from Machine Learning (and AI) – Niantic Labs
Peridot and AI Virtual pets in Peridot are now more lifelike (and adorable) than ever using Generative AI – Niantic Labs
There’s not a Wayfarer AMA, but there’s a Santa AMA! Introducing “Ask Santa Anything”: A New Experience That Lets You Chat with Santa – Niantic Labs
Hmm I wonder what the Overture Maps Foundation means to us Niantic Joins Overture Maps Foundation – Niantic Labs
Then there’s this “oldie but goodie”, introducing what we call “honey pots” Niantic Wayfarer - 1 Month Check In – Niantic Labs
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https://nianticlabs.com/news/pgo-proposal?hl=en
If I was going I would have pretended to marry one of you for a free gift.
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Here are some articles on ways our waystpost and scans are being used in development (besides in our games):
At CVPR 2024, Niantic researchers will present "AirPlanes: Accurate Plane Estimation via 3D-Consistent Embeddings", a paper focusing on a challenging yet essential task: identifying the flat surfaces in a 3D scene from pictures taken at different...
At CHI this year, Niantic researchers will present “Don’t Look Now: Audio/Haptic Guidance for 3D Scanning of Landmarks,” a paper where we investigate ways to make the process of making digital scans of objects in the real world easier and more...
The IAB AR Measurement Guidelines Task Force, working with MRC, set forth guidelines for advertisers and marketers to quantify how much media is delivered and gauge how well their media achieved their business objectives within AR media campaigns.
And in case you missed the 2023 recap: Niantic Social Impact 2023: Using AR and Games to Build Connections & Communities – Niantic Labs
Bookmarked
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What would you do with a free gift? Never opening?
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Hey @MargariteDVille - Don’t forget our friends at
They def use the LightshipMap for their game.
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