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Tutorials and deep dives on augmented reality development, from AR object placement to full AR game design.

Why XR pilots fail — organisational barriers outrank technology

Why XR Pilots Fail: Your Problem Was Never the Technology

Seventeen industrial XR experts ranked what blocks immersive projects. Technology came last. A researcher's guide to why VR and AR pilots stall, the human factors nobody quotes you for, and eight questions to answer before you fund anything.

Dr Yasas Sri Wickramasinghe

28 Aug 2026 · 12 min read

Can You Hide a Toy in Your Best Friend's Bedroom From the Other Side of the World? -- AR PhD research

Can You Hide a Toy in Your Best Friend's Bedroom From the Other Side of the World?

My PhD research lets two people share a real physical room from anywhere in the world. We tested it with a hide-and-seek game and 60 real players -- here is what happened.

Dr Yasas Sri Wickramasinghe

23 Aug 2026 · 7 min read

A person playing an augmented reality mobile game on a smartphone

Why Most AR Games Fail (and How to Fix It)

Pokémon GO got millions walking, but most AR games that followed it flopped. A PhD researcher on AR game design explains why — and what actually works.

Dr Yasas Sri Wickramasinghe

23 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Building Augmented Reality Applications with Hand Tracking

Building Augmented Reality Applications with Hand Tracking

Even though hand tracking gloves and hand tracking oculus quest 2 are available for VR and mixed reality applications hand tracking in AR is still very new. This step by step augmented reality tutorial guides you in building a hand tracking augmented reality application with Unity 3D and Lightship.

Dr Yasas Sri Wickramasinghe

24 Oct 2022 · 8 min read

Beginners Guide to Augmented Reality Game Development

Beginners Guide to Augmented Reality Game Development

Step by step tutorial to designing state-of-the-art AR apps with Niantic Lightship ARDK for Android and iOS

Dr Yasas Sri Wickramasinghe

9 Oct 2022 · 5 min read