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'''Vuforia''' is an [[augmented reality]] [[software development kit]] (SDK) for mobile devices that enables the creation of augmented reality applications.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vuforia.com/ | title=Vuforia | work=Vuforia website}}</ref> It uses computer vision technology to recognize and track planar images (Image Targets) and simple 3D objects, such as boxes, in real time. This image registration capability enables developers to position and orient [[virtual object]]s, such as [[3D modeling|3D models]] and other media, in relation to real world images when they are viewed through the camera of a mobile device. The virtual object then tracks the position and orientation of the image in real-l time so that the viewer's [[perspective (visual)|perspective]] on the object corresponds with the perspective on the Image Target. It thus appears that the virtual object is a part of the real-world scene.

The Vuforia SDK supports a variety of 2D and 3D target types including ‘markerless’ Image Targets, 3D Multi-Target configurations, and a form of addressable Fiducial Marker, known as a VuMark. Additional features of the SDK include localized Occlusion Detection using ‘Virtual Buttons’, runtime image target selection, and the ability to create and reconfigure target sets programmatically at [[runtime code generation|runtime]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://developer.vuforia.com/resources/dev-guide/getting-started | title=Developing with Vuforia | work=Vuforia Developer}}</ref>