WICG / WICG/shape-detection-api
Use case: planar surface detection
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Description
Recently, Apple showed off some demos of their new ARKit SDK, which apparently features planar surface detection without requiring a marker. A video of one of the demos can be found here.
Shape Detection API indirectly supports planar surface detection with the use of a marker (via BarcodeScanner). However, planar surface detection without requiring a marker has some obvious user experience advantages. Is such detection is worth considering for inclusion in the shape detection API?
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Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are identified. Start by reviewing the Shape Detection API's existing marker-based planar surface support through BarcodeScanner and the ARKit example linked in the issue. Done means establishing whether markerless planar detection should be added and defining the required API or specification direction.
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Assessment
- Domain
- ar-vr-xr
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100