Meaning of mixed reality | Babel Free

Definitions

The merging of real and virtual worlds to produce new environments and visualizations where physical and digital objects coexist and interact.

countable, uncountable

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“Near-synonyms: AR, augmented reality, XR, extended reality, spatial computing, CPS, cyber-physical system; metaverse”

“Mixed reality, as an approach in human-computer interaction, is often implicitly tied to particular implementation techniques (e.g., see-through device) and modalities (e.g., visual, graphical displays).”

“And I suppose one should not forget “mixed reality” (MR), the term applied to Microsoft’s goggles (but which doesn’t seem that different from the others), or “spatial computing” (the term preferred by Apple during its presentation).”

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