There has been a steady increase in the role of augmented reality in our daily lives, especially in our communication. If you’ve ever used a lens or filter on Snapchat or Instagram, you may not have realized it, but you were participating in Augmented Reality. It might seem like a stretch compared to visions of a future that involve AR contact lenses, but mass consumer AR really took off with messaging. It might seem trivial, but this marked a pivotal moment: it was the first time digital and base reality
