While it is true that augmented reality or AR technology is not new and has been around for several decades, we are still only scratching the surface of possibilities as our technology gets more sophisticated. Most of the effects can be used on any face or environment using front and back camera but some are restricted to using the front or back camera only. Spark AR currently offers different types of augmented reality effects that you can find listed here. Augmented reality basically means that 3D objects can be layered over our real-life environment using devices like smartphones, tablets or augmented reality glasses like Microsofts HoloLens or the Google Glass. It’s a software developed by Facebook to somewhat easily create augmented reality effects for Facebook and Instagram.

So what is Spark AR? The name stands for Spark Augment Realit. If you know what augmented reality is and want to jump straight to the “how-to” part, click here or go to the Spark AR download for Windows or Mac here.

If you are reading this on your phone, check out our first AR filter here.

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