Joint Testbed Program

Open AR Cloud, Augmented City, and MyGeoVerse

The Open AR Cloud Association's Testbed Program is currently a three-way joint program that aims to promote the development and testing of interoperable AR cloud technologies across different platforms and applications. We are constantly looking for more VPS service providers and spatial content management platforms and mobile apps to expand the program.

The program provides a platform for OARC members, Academic Institutions and City Governance Organization to showcase their AR cloud solutions and to collaborate with other industry partners to address technical challenges and opportunities.

The Testbed Program consists of a series of projects that focus on different aspects of the AR cloud, such as data interoperability, privacy and security, and real-time spatial mapping. These projects are designed to provide a common framework and testing environment for AR cloud solutions, and to enable OARC members to validate their technologies against real-world use cases.

Overall, the Testbed Program is a key part of the OARC's mission to accelerate the development and adoption of open and interoperable AR cloud technologies, and to foster collaboration and innovation across the AR ecosystem.

What Testbeds Receive

Each accepted testbed receives:

In addition, OARC provides training and onboarding sessions for new testbed partners on:

Testbed Requirements

Once your application is accepted:

To get started quickly with your testbed, please fill out the form below and if you have any questions please send us email at testbed@openarcloud.org

Your application will be evaluated in the order it was received and we will contact you as soon as possible.

Testbeds & AR Cloud Activations by Partners

W3C Immersive Web Event — Mountain View (2025)

OARC members XR Masters and Augmented City along with the spARcl team at Open AR Cloud demonstrated a historical spatial web demo.

TTG Travel Experience — Rimini, Italy (2024)

Augmented.City transformed the Next Startup pavilion with immersive AR content at TTG Travel Experience 2024. International operators viewed 3D graphics in augmented reality, placed using AC VPS next to the main stage and exhibitor stands.

5G Techritory — Riga, Latvia (2024)

XR Masters, in collaboration with the University of Patras, p-NET, and Kuldiga Tourism Centre, showcased immersive XR experiences at the 5G Techritory event in Riga. Powered by Augmented City's VPS, the experience featured 3D artwork created by Riga Technical University students. Latvia's Minister for Smart Administration also experienced the technology firsthand.

Festival of Regions — Bari, Italy (2022)

Augmented.City transformed Piazza Ferrarese in Bari's historic center with AI-generated AR scenes of birds, animals, and historical content. The president of the Apulian region personally experienced the application.

First High School Testbed — Işık Schools, Turkey (2022)

FMV Işık Schools became the first "High School Testbed Partner" of Open AR Cloud. Students learned to scan environments for Augmented City's VPS and placed 3D artwork via XR Masters' platform for a hybrid art exhibit.

MIT Reality Hack — Boston, USA (2022)

Areas of the MIT campus were visually mapped. 3D AR artworks by Novaby were placed inside MIT's Stratton Student Center through the XR Masters app, powered by Augmented City's VPS.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2021)

Stephen Black, with another pioneering project: using GeoPose-based AR to add digital objects to a large public event: the 2021 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. This project was made possible with technical support from: Augmented City, XR Masters, Mad Marker and Vincent Trastour/Flamingo Filters. Bubiko and her blimp created by Novaby based on a concept by Stephen Black and Sayuri Okayama.

Apply to Become an OARC Testbed

You can apply for becoming an OARC Testbed by filling out the application form below:

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