

The Lightship Platform is the foundation for Niantic’s products, built on years of experience developing and running titles ranging from Ingress to Pokémon GO and Pikmin Bloom.Īs part of the Lightship Platform, the ARDK is a cross-platform software development kit that runs seamlessly on billions of Android and iOS devices around the world. “That’s why we’re so excited to open the vault of technology that powers our own games, so developers, creators and brands globally can build inclusive experiences that push the boundaries of what’s possible in AR.” The Lightship Platform “Transforming humanity’s relationship with technology by merging the physical and virtual worlds will require the ideas and perspectives of as many people as possible,” said John Hanke, Founder and CEO of Niantic. To learn more about Niantic Ventures, go to v. With an initial $20 million fund, Niantic Ventures will invest in companies building applications that share our vision for the Real-World Metaverse and contribute to the global ecosystem we are building. We’re also announcing the formation of Niantic Ventures to invest in and partner with companies building the future of AR. To celebrate the launch, we’re sharing a glimpse of the earliest AR applications and demo experiences from global brand partners and developer studios from across the world. The Niantic Lightship Augmented Reality Developer Kit, or ARDK, is now available for all AR developers around the world at v. Today, we’re announcing the general availability of the first set of augmented reality tools from the Niantic Lightship platform, enabling developers across the world to realize their visions for augmented reality and the Real-World Metaverse.
