Augmented Reality (AR) & Virtual Reality (VR)
- Augmented reality (AR) augments your surroundings by adding digital elements to a live view, often by using the camera on a smartphone.
- Virtual reality (VR) is a completely immersive experience that replaces a real-life environment with a simulated one.
- What is Virtual Reality ?
Virtual reality is a simulated 3D environment that enables users to explore and interact
with a
virtual surrounding in a way that approximates reality, as it is perceived through the
users'
senses.
The environment is created with computer hardware and software, although users might also
need to wear devices such as helmets or goggles to interact with the environment. The more
deeply
users can immerse themselves in a VR environment -- and block out their physical
surroundings --
the
more they are able to suspend their belief and accept it as real, even if it is fantastical
in
nature.
Augmented reality (AR) is the integration of digital information with the user's environment in
Real Time. Unlike virtual reality (VR), which creates a totally artificial environment, AR users
experience a real-world environment with generated perceptual information overlaid on top of it.
Augmented reality is used to either visually change natural environments in some way or to
provide additional information to users. The primary benefit of AR is that it manages to blend
digital and three-dimensional (3D) components with an individual's perception of the real world.
AR has a variety of uses, from helping in decision-making to entertainment.