The finalized version of the powerful Wikitude API is now available for anyone who would like to develop marker-less augmented reality applications (AR) for the Android platform. The WIKITUDE API offers developers the tools to either create their own Android augmented reality applications, or enhance their existing Android applications with an AR camera-view engine that displays any latitude, longitude geo-data.

During the the initial 1.0.1-beta release of WIKITUDE API, Mobilizy worked with over 100 developers from 25 nations to help improve the current WIKITUDE API version. Martin Lechner, CTO of Mobilizy, affirms that the beta release of WIKITUDE API was a great success and believes that the enthusiasm developers have shown during the beta-program demonstrates that there is a great desire for developers to create their own AR experiences. For the nascent field of Mobile AR the WIKITUDE API represents the emergence of an open AR development platform which could further drive the adoption of Wikitude as a potential standard for developers who want to create their own mobile AR experience. The goal of offering the WIKITUDE API, says Philipp Breuss-Schneeweis, CEO of Mobilizy, “is to support the development of AR experiences which help improve and enhance how people interact with information in real-life contexts and situations.” Mr. Breuss-Schneeweis also believes that the Wikitude API is an important step forward in supporting the mobile AR community to grow and develop. The Wikitude API has the potential to unleash a wave of innovation amongst AR developers.

Visit http://www.wikitude.org/developers to obtain a copy of the WIKITUDE API Package and to receive more information on the WIKITUDE API.

Mobilizy has established a key system to provision the access to the WIKITUDE API for commercial and non-commercial usage. Basically, using the API is free for non-commercial applications. For terms of usage and conditions please contact info(at)mobilizy.com.

Some of the new features in the WIKITUDE API version 1.0 release include:

* customized callback-actions can be defined when user clicks on bubbles;
* customized menu items can be defined to enable customized program-workflow;
* debugging support;
* the ability to remove the watermark on the camera-view with a registered API-key;

The Wikitude API is a potential game-changer in the emerging field of mobile augmented reality. By providing an API for the Wikitude platform Mobilizy is taking a lead in unleashing a wave of innovation within the nascent field of mobile AR within the design and development community.

About Mobilizy:
Mobilizy is an early pioneer in commercial augmented reality and the creator of Wikitude, which is the first practical augmented reality (AR) mobile application. Wikitude gives the user data about their surroundings, nearby landmarks, and other points of interest by overlaying information on the real-time camera view of a smart-phone. Mobilizy GmbH engages in the research and in-house development of location-based services and augmented (mixed) reality experiences for smart-phones. Mobilizy is one of the leading innovators in developing new methods and applications for data acquisition and exchange in the emerging market of augmented reality.

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