
Asteroid
Create reactive AR apps without code
Asteroid launched on July 5, 2018 with 217 votes, #94 of 2,673 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.
What it does
An augmented reality dev tool for creating 3D apps that react to their environment - no scripting required. Use imported CoreML models & 3D assets to build reactions to what the phone senses. A "reaction" notices something happening via the camera, and triggers something happening in 3D. AR apps in Asteroid are made by layering these reactions.
A "reaction" is a building block of functionality that notices something happening via the camera, and triggers something happening in 3D. AR apps in Asteroid are made by layering these reactions. Reactions can add an informational layer on-top of the physical world. They can be used to annontate books, display maps and navigation, or organize files and notes. For every iPhone productivity app, there's an overlay to be created in AR. Reactions can add novelty aesthetic effects to the physical world. They can be used to add emojis to real life conversations, or adding Instagram-like filters to actual pepople. For every social media app, there's a filter to be made in AR. Reactions can be…from asteroid.zone
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