An augmented reality dev tool for creating 3D apps that react to their environment - no scripting required. Use imported CoreML models & 3D assets to build reactions to what the phone senses. A "reaction" notices something happening via the camera, and triggers something happening in 3D. AR apps in Asteroid are made by layering these reactions.
About Asteroid on Product Hunt
“Create reactive AR apps without code”
Asteroid launched on Product Hunt on July 5th, 2018 and earned 207 upvotes and 5 comments, earning #3 Product of the Day. An augmented reality dev tool for creating 3D apps that react to their environment - no scripting required. Use imported CoreML models & 3D assets to build reactions to what the phone senses. A "reaction" notices something happening via the camera, and triggers something happening in 3D. AR apps in Asteroid are made by layering these reactions.
On the analytics side, Asteroid competes within iOS, Design Tools, Developer Tools, Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality — topics that collectively have 1.4M followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Asteroid performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Asteroid?
Asteroid was hunted by Sakunthala Panditharatne. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Asteroid including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Sakunthala Panditharatne