01GEO AR
See what is nearby
The GEO AR camera, map and radar show stories, virtual properties, creators and objects tied to nearby places.
HxAR 2.1 features
One spatial world.Many ways to shape it.
Explore what is available in HxAR 2.1, from World View and mapped-property replacements to shops, shared AR scenes, HexTiles and AR Snooker.
Availability
What is available, and what is still being built.
The new Metaverse and property guides cover the released HxAR 2.1 experience. Specialised tools still in development keep their own availability labels.
| Area | Status | What that means |
|---|---|---|
| World View and the HxAR Metaverse | Available · 2.1 | Start on the 3D Earth and enter the local virtual world with your Avatar. |
| Mapped properties and replacement buildings | Available · 2.1 | Manage micro and larger mapped properties, then send and place a replacement on a property you own. |
| HxAR 3D Design Studio | Available · owned property | Open an owned micro or large mapped property, then choose Building → Design a replacement. |
| Shops, Advert Boards and Sign Posts | Available · 2.1 | Use eligible HexTiles to open shops, advertise on an owned Public Plaza, or raise a wayfinding Sign Post. |
| Water, day-night cycle and HexTile controls | Available · 2.1 | Explore rivers and changing light, and use the Options cube to update eligible HexTiles. |
| Global AR placement | Available · 2.1 | Place USDZ content and work with saved AR scenes. |
| AR experience library | Available · 2.1 | Organise and launch saved AR scenes from the redesigned library. |
| HexTile maps and shared virtual spaces | Available · 2.1 | Explore improved maps and shared spatial destinations. |
| Hx Vault, collectables and activity insights | Available · 2.1 | Manage tokens, HexElectrum, collectables and activity in Hx Vault. |
| AR Snooker | Available · 2.1 | Play the immersive AR game introduced in HxAR 2.0. |
| Specialised tools such as Wired AR and AR Collision Builder | In development | Follow each tool’s guide for its development status and limitations. |
Feature overview
What HxAR can do and where it is heading.
These cards cover the current HxAR experience and tools still being developed. Check the availability table and each guide before starting.
02Stories
Walk into someone’s idea
Open a public AR Story by its exact title, QR or nearby property assignment, then explore the interactions its creator built.
03Property
Step inside a virtual place
Enter a configured VR Building, use its directory, rooms, stairs and lift, then view owner-added media, USDZ assets, Wired AR and optional live visitors.
04Collection
Find and track collectables
Receive eligible HexTile rewards, claim time-limited GEO discoveries and preview the collectables saved to your HxAR account.
05Insights
Follow growth and referral activity
Explore service-wide analytics, Top Referrers and recent referral activity, with the unfinished promotion reward clearly separated from current features.
06Story builder
Start your scene
Bring together USDZ 3D models, images, video and links, then arrange every element in the real world.
07Interactions
Make objects respond
Add movement, doors, driving, collisions, appearance changes and game actions without leaving the spatial editor.
08Virtual property
Build somewhere worth visiting
Create configurable buildings, rooms and terrain with portals, lifts, media, pedestals and playable spaces.
09AR Gallery
Your spatial asset library
Organise AR assets into folders, preview them and choose whether each stays Private Only or becomes discoverable through HxAR’s public gallery.
10Wired AR
Practise heating controls in AR
Wired AR lets you build heating-control circuits, introduce faults and test them with a simulated digital multimeter.
11Sharing
From your space to theirs
Keep the editable scene on the device, upload a tested copy to HxAR’s public cloud and share its exact-title lookup QR.
12USDZ uploads
Bring your own 3D models
Select one or more USDZ files, review the HxElectrum total and save each successful upload as Private Only before organising it in AR Gallery.
13Story markers
Place useful information in AR
Add creator-written information labels, link them to scene assets and position the optional Time Machine CALL point.
14Lighting AR
Shape the scene with simulated light
Create Bulb or Panel lights, adjust their colour, strength, reach and shape, and tie them to assets that move.
15Drive Groups
Turn separate assets into one assembly
Build and test a Simple, Robot, Car or Bike group with front, wheel, door and supported vehicle-light roles.
16Gaming Groups
Build a virtual domino challenge
Lay styled domino runs on the scene floor or a support asset, then test, reset and share the visitor challenge.
17Collision geometry
Draw virtual interaction shapes
Build Point, Flat and 3D collision shapes around saved assets while working within the 1,000-point scene budget.
18HxAR 2.1
Learn to Play Snooker
Place a life-size holographic table in your space and develop aim, pace, spin and shot selection in AR.
19Solo practice
Leave. Return. Continue.
Your settled frame and last move stay on the device, so practice can continue from where you stopped.
20Remote matches
Two rooms. One shared frame.
Invite another signed-in player, toss the shared AR hex coin and watch each opponent shot replay across both devices.
21VR Buildings
More places to play
Virtual properties are designed to hold exhibits, media and games, giving every building a reason to revisit.