Visitors of the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City in Hangzhou, China will be able to experience the newly declared UNESCO World Heritage Site in Augmented Reality thanks to the Rokid Glass 2. 

Yeo has utilised Augmented Reality to allow viewers to enter the normally private world of the artist’s studio, rendered in full photorealistic 3D, a highly detailed and textured world where you can you wander around the artworks of Jonathan Yeo’s real studio and see him as he works on a new portrait, or tune into videos of previous sittings playing on the in-space TV monitor.

Professional sports have been immensely impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, because of this, sporting events organisers are having to think outside the box to give their fans engaging content.

The 2021 Ram TRX is soon to be launching and it comes with a few new features. The first of these new features is the Hellcat engine, making the Ram TRX the only pickup truck to crack the 700 hp barrier and become the first true competitor to the Ford F-150 Raptor. Another new feature that comes with the pickup, is the “Know & Go” mobile Augmented Reality app which helps owners get acquainted with their new pickup without having to dig through the owner’s manual.

Pinfinity, who launched in April this year, create augmented reality collectible enamel pins that bring your favorite fandoms to life with animation, sound, and interactive experiences.

In this week's weekly round up of Augmented Reality news, we look at Kinder’s unique ‘Jump Into Africa’ Safari AR experience portal, 8th Wall’s new developer tool Curved Image Targets which create web-based augmented reality experiences that can interact with cylindrical and conical-shaped objects as well as ‘In The Spotlight’ which features WebAR agency Aircards, with their impressive Web-based augmented reality which was seen featured in the Samsung ‘Life Unstoppable’ event. All of this and more. Here's what happened, this week in AR.

In The Spotlight showcases the best innovations from across the Augmented Reality industry landscape. We point the spotlight on the industry pioneers, the forward-thinking companies and the wizard-like developers who step outside the box to create groundbreaking Augmented Reality experiences.

A new purpose built augmented and mixed reality studio, opened its doors this month, offering industries a high tech alternative to using green screens.