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24 alternatives to Practical Augmented Reality

The Applications, and Human Factors for AR and VR

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Practical Augmented Reality launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Analyse Asia 100: The Dawn of Augmented & Virtual Reality with Ben Bajarin▲57

   Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR) & Upcoming Apple Event

   2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Metaverse▲197

   Democratized augmented reality platform: AR for everyone!

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Going Deep 175 - Robert Scoble on AR & VR▲82

   Tech blogger talks Apple, AR/VR and HoloLens.

   2017 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Carloudy▲84

   Augmented Reality HUD. Drive safer, smarter.

   2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Gyroscope v3.5▲186

   New Augmented Reality view of your life!

   2019 · gyrosco.pe · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Shazam Codes▲125

   Augmented reality (AR) platform by Shazam

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Sketchfab VR trends▲96

   A comprehensive overview on the state of VR

   2017 · sketchfab.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   WakingApp Realities▲126

   Easy DIY AR / VR content creation platform

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Koguma▲69

   A piggybank to discover the arctic in augmented reality

   2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Leap Motion Mobile Platform▲151

    Hand tracking for untethered, battery-powered VR/AR devices

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Seene 2.0▲124

    Share life in 3D

    2014 · snap.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Retinad ▲110

    Gaze tracking heatmaps and analytics for VR apps

    2016 · retinad.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    FOVE▲112

    An eye tracking virtual reality headset (pre-launch)

    2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    AR/VR at the i-lab: Education▲62

    Beyond the classroom: How AR/VR are shaping education.

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ORA-X▲79

    World's first augmented reality headphones

    2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Will VR make us better humans?▲105

    An illustrated explainer, from Hardbound.

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Impromptu #69 - Augmented Reality And Policy▲60

    Will we need government oversight for AR in the future?

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Learning Virtual Reality▲95

    Developing immersive experiences and applications

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    ResearchVR 010 - User Interface and Interaction▲57

    We tackle new field of 3D User Interfaces and Interaction

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Real Virtual Show Ep. 33: 3D Human-Computer Interaction for VR/AR w/ Raj Rao of @uSensinc▲60

    Where real people talk about VR/AR #realvirtual

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    WEbXR Experiments by Google▲100

    A showcase of AR and VR experiments made for the web

    2021 · experiments.withgoogle.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Augmented Reality for Developers▲4

    Build practical augmented reality applications

    2018 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    ResearchVR 15 - Behavioural Analysis in VR with Retinad▲55

    discussing Behavioural Analysis, Neuroscience and VR

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Augment▲92

    Augmented reality as a sales tool

    2015 · augment.com · its alternatives →

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