Apple's new augmented reality platform lets you build apps just like Pokémon Go.
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Although the fad was short-lived, pulling up the Pokémon Go app for the very first time made you feel like you were just granted access to a previously undiscovered dimension. A dimension where a Rattata lurks behind your toilet and Ivysaurs spawn in the park near your office.
Playing Pokémon Go was most people's first foray into the world of augmented reality, a type of technology that adds digital information — computer-generated characters, for instance — to an existing, real-world environment in real time, typically using a smartphone's camera. If you thought Pokémon Go was magical, though, just wait 'til you see what ARKit can do.
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