WeChat is quietly developing its own augmented reality platform

WeChat's AI team is working on its own 3D rendering engine so that detailed objects, reports Tech In Aisa

China’s most popular messaging app WeChat is quietly developing its own framework for augmented reality (AR).

Made with smartphones in mind – not HoloLens-esque headsets – it’s a big step in WeChat’s plans to bring AR into its ever-expanding world of payments, entertainment, shopping, transportation, and other services.

Here are some demos released by WeChat’s AI team this week and last week. This is its 3D rendering engine – used to create virtual warriors and characters that can pop out of objects.

With the release of Apple’s augmented reality toolkit ARKit, it looks like better and more versatile AR experiences