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> It seems to be insurmountably hard for press to understand that virtual reality and augmented reality are related but distinct concepts. The media write in t
by jessriedel 10y ago
> It seems to be insurmountably hard for press to understand that virtual reality and augmented reality are related but distinct concepts.
The media write in the language understood by the reader, not the jargon of the domain expert. Once the AR-VR distinction filters down to most readers, media writers will dutifully follow suit.
- woodman 10y agoLike describing a semi-automatic weapon as "automatic", frequently misusing "assault rifle", or calling a magazine a "clip"? No, the press is full of people who barely understand what they're writing about, they aren't purposefully dumbing down content for the reader. I certainly don't envy them, because it would be impossible for them to always know what color the boat house is unless they stuck to one very narrow field.
- andygates 10y agoBangy thing, long dakka dakka boomstick, hologram. Just be glad you don't fly quadcopters or you'd get drone rage, too. /s
- jessriedel 10y agoThe media can describe the distinction when it is relevant to the issue at hand, possibly with the jargon of the field and possibly without. In the article, the distinction between AR and VR wasn't relevant.
- woodman 10y agoThey can when the mistake is too obvious to be overlooked. Pretend for a moment that this article is your introduction to the poorly named HaloLens. The distinction between AR and VR is incredibly important to a story about the thing's sensors DSP. AR and VR use sensors very differently, and a VR chip is going to be much less impressive than an AR chip.
- nhaehnle 10y agoHow can the AR-VR distinction filter down to most readers? I'd say the media also has a responsibility to broaden the scope of what the readers understand...
- AndrewKemendo 10y agoIn my experience as an AR dev you have to actually experience it to understand.
- Karunamon 10y agoWhy? The difference is easy to explain. AR overlays things on your vision, VR replaces it with something else.
- AndrewKemendo 10y agoWith your description someone might just think what you see with a Military jet HUD or Google Glass. Saying "overlay" doesn't tell you anything about depth.
- woodman 10y agoA HUD is AR, some HUDs are just more impressive than others. When you are talking about the difference between printers and monitors, the function of either is so different that it doesn't make sense to describe SVGA and XGA monitors separately.