Mixed Reality

Mixed reality (MR) is a technology that combines the physical world with a computer-generated environment. In MR, virtual objects appear in the real world and you can interact with them in real time.

Principles

  • MR headsets have cameras that map the user’s environment.
  • Digital information is represented by 3-D images or ‘holograms’ projected into, or overlaying, thevisual field, appearing as real-space objects made of light and sound.
  • Artificial intelligence allows apparent ‘holograms’ to interact with real-world people/surfaces.

Applications

  • Design and advertising: MR can be used to bring 3-D images into the real world.
  • Gaming: MR headsets can be used to create games where characters can walk around in thephysical world.
  • Entertainment: MR can be used to create VR games inspired by movies, historical settings, and arcade games.


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