Tastes Like Burning: An Example of ARKit and iOS Particle Systems

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We have reached a peak in computer science: I can make fire come out of my face. Apple has made it simple with an iPhone X to track a userโ€™s face and use a particle systems file to add special effects.

In this post, I will demonstrate how to โ€œbreathe fireโ€ using Xcode 9.4.1, Swift 4.1.2, and iOS 11.4.1 on my iPhone X. For this tutorial, you will need a physical device with a TrueDepth camera. The completed project is available on GitHub.

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A lot of iOS tutorials start off with creating a Single View Application. That can get boring. Luckily in this article….

In Your Face! Figuring Out Apple’s Face Detection API

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Attention: This article was published over 10 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. While some topics are evergreen, technology moves fast, so please keep that in mind as you read the post.I am making a native iOS app that has face detection. Apple has an awesome image detection API that can find faces, barcodes, and …