8th Wall's AR Engine offers developers a world-class SLAM system that runs directly in the browser, powering interactive WebAR experiences. The AR Engine is as fast as it is mighty—reaching desktop benchmarks of 300FPS. 8th Wall's SLAM system needs to be computationally efficient because it must be versatile, capable of running in any major browser on mobile phones, desktops, tablets, and more. For 2021, our engineering team was asked to take a deeper dive into the AR Engine, kicking off new initiatives this year aimed at making this SLAM system better, faster, and more powerful than ever.
We recently launched 8th Wall Web, the first solution of its kind for augmented reality (AR) in the mobile browser. As the 8th Wall Director of Engineering, I wanted to share with you why I’m so proud of the team, and why I’m really excited about what we accomplished.