The best multiplayer ARKit 2.0 demo at WWDC 2018 would be Pokémon Go PvPIf Apple wants to show off multiplayer ARKit 2.0 at WWDC 2018, here's how they could do it!
Last year, it occurred to me that, with all the attention Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, was giving augmented reality (AR), an "ARKit" framework for developers would be a great way to kick start future software using current hardware. I also thought Pokémon Go, one of the most popular AR-like games in the history of mobile, would be a flashy way to showcase it.
Low and behold, at WWDC 2017, we got just that.
Over the last year, Pokémon Go has added a new, real AR mode powered by ARKit on iOS, and a ton of innovative and entertaining AR apps of all kinds have hit the platform.
Now, on the eve of WWDC 2018, I'm wondering what's next?
The most logical step forward is to take AR from a single-person experience to a shared, multi-person experience. In games terms, from single player to multiplayer.
That would let iPhone and iPad users exist in a shared AR space with shared, persistent A...
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The best multiplayer ARKit 2.0 demo at WWDC 2018 would be Pokémon Go PvP
