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It's a cross between AR and VR in which a different virtual world is inserted into the real world [1]. It predates the term, but the HoloChess scene in Star War
by KineticLensman 9y ago
It's a cross between AR and VR in which a different virtual world is inserted into the real world [1]. It predates the term, but the HoloChess scene in Star Wars is to me a good example. The contrast is with AR, in which the real world is annotated with virtual info, and VR, in which the real world is hidden. But the terms are a bit blurred.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_reality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_reality
- andybak 9y agoThis isn't how Microsoft is using the term. For them it's essentially a hollow marketing differentiator and a way to lump Hololens and inside-out tracking under the same banner. To all intents and purposes just substitute "VR" whenever Microsoft says "Mixed reality". I really hope their usage doesn't catch on.
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- haydenlee 9y agoSince when does augmented reality only annotate the world? This seems to be a meme spread by Google Glass, which wasn't even augmented reality since it didn't use reality in any way.
- KineticLensman 9y agoAgree - 'annotate' isn't rich enough. My bad.