8th Wall

📣8th Wall Simulator is back! Develop and iterate your AR projects faster with: - Image target simulation - AR camera sequences - Face camera sequences 8th Wall Desktop is fully open source on GitHub. Community-built, open for contributions. Get started: https://lnkd.in/g_85Sxp2

📣 Just dropped: Manage your image targets directly in the app! 8th Wall Desktop is fully open source on GitHub. Development is community run, transparent, and open for contribution. Get started here: https://lnkd.in/g_85Sxp2

Nearly a decade of WebAR development is now in the open. 8th Wall is now an open source project. The code that powered thousands of WebAR experiences lives at 8thwall.org, where it can be inspected, extended, and built on by the community. More components will be released over the coming weeks. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gDJsTDDN

8th Wall shuts down in 4 days. After Feb 28: - No login - No project exports - Unexported projects are locked Additionally, any projects live on that date will remain live according to their project settings for up to a year (February 28, 2027). Settings and access will be frozen and no changes can be made without reaching out to support. If you plan to continue working on a project, export it or make any final changes now. View docs to get started: https://lnkd.in/gtwYiPWD

Platform access to 8th Wall ends February 28, 2026. If you want to keep working on your projects, now is the time to export them and test your offline workflow. View documentation to get started. 8th.io/faq

Buildable Code Export is now available. You can now export fully buildable versions of your 8th Wall projects, including the Distributed 8th Wall Engine Binary, so you can keep working on them locally as the platform winds down. With platform access ending on February 28, 2026, now’s the time to export any projects you want to keep building on. View link in comments to read the full update and next steps.

Following our announcement about winding down 8th Wall, we wanted to share more clarity on what comes next. We’ve published a new update that provides a high-level look at the transition roadmap, including how the engine will be distributed, what we plan to open source, and how support will change as hosted services wind down. This is an early view meant to help with planning, not a final feature list. View link in comments to read the full update.

Today we shared some difficult news: 8th Wall will begin winding down next year after more than seven years of building WebAR with this incredible community. Before anything else, we want to be clear that 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳. Nothing changes today, and creators have plenty of time to plan next steps. We’re also committed to open sourcing key components of the 8th Wall platform and documentation so the technology can continue to grow in the hands of the developers who shaped it. Thank you to everyone who has explored, experimented, and pushed the boundaries of what WebAR could be. We couldn’t be more grateful for what this community has created together. View link in comments to read the full announcement:

🪄 Community Spotlight: Sam Guilmard and Playbound Studio When it comes to blending creativity and technology, few do it better than Sam Guilmard, founder of Playbound Studio. From early experiments in Meta Spark to designing workshops and interactive brand campaigns, Sam has become a leading voice in accessible AR. In this spotlight, he shares how he built his studio, why simplicity is his secret to great design, and how 8th Wall Studio is empowering the next wave of AR creators. 👉 Head to the comments to read the full Community Spotlight:

Universal Studios is reimagining fear with help from Lucid Reality Labs and 8th Wall. This year’s Bicoastal Mixed Reality Gargoyle takes Halloween Horror Nights beyond the fog, inviting guests in Hollywood and Orlando to Summon the Beast through WebAR. Built with 8th Wall’s engine and Lucid’s creative mastery, the experience anchors a digital gargoyle to Universal’s arches—blurring the line between story and reality. View link in comments to see how this ongoing installation is redefining immersive entertainment this Halloween. #8thWall #LucidRealityLabs #WebAR #MixedReality #UniversalStudios #HalloweenHorrorNights