The “real world metaverse” is a term promoted by Niantic to describe the rise of geographically anchored XR experiences. Niantic has long been behind the movement that has influenced its gradual development and launch of the Lightship VPS. There is another growing movement in AR: WebAR, for maximum accessibility and ease of use.

You know where this is going. Lightship VPS is already on the Web.

A quick summary

Niantic’s Lightship Augmented Reality Developer Kit (ARDK) was released shortly before AWE 2021, where CEO John Hanke explained the tool in more detail.

“I really think we’re having a moment right now. AR, XR, they’re really center stage.” Hanke said at that time. “We believe that we can use this technology not to escape from reality to virtual reality, but to build a better…