augmented reality
Enhanced visual environment
Augmented reality overlays digital information onto the physical world, typically through a smartphone camera or specialized glasses.
Unlike virtual reality, which replaces your surroundings entirely, augmented reality enhances what you already see: The app uses augmented reality to show how furniture would look in your room.
Often abbreviated AR.
3D image from light
- 3D modelingCreating digital three-dimensional objects
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- computer-generatedMade by machines, not humans
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
rendering · transparency · occlusion · lighting · shadows · texture mapping · spatial · stereoscopic
Covering placed atop
- heads-up displayTransparent screen showing data
- HUDVisual information overlay
- superimpositionLayering one element over another
- data visualizationGraphical representation of information
gesture control · touchscreen · haptic feedback · eye tracking · voice command · user interface · interactivity · responsive
Fully engaging the senses
- interactiveAllowing mutual exchange
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- gamificationAdding play mechanics elsewhere
- simulationImitation of real processes
environment · sensory · user experience · exploration · storytelling · wayfinding · personalization · shared experience
Wearable mixed-reality device
- SLAMConcurrent positioning and mapping
- LIDARLight-based distance measurement
- computer visionAI interpreting visual data
- 3D mappingDimensional surface digitization
smartglasses · wearables · geolocation · context-aware · Unity · occlusion
Location-based creature-catching app
- Snapchat filtersPhoto effects altering appearance
- medical imagingCreating pictures inside bodies
- industrial trainingJob-specific skill education
- museum guidesExhibition tour narrators
military training · education · fashion · navigation · advertising
hologram
3D image from light
- 3D modelingCreating digital three-dimensional objects
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- computer-generatedMade by machines, not humans
animation · rendering · transparency · occlusion · lighting · shadows · texture mapping · spatial · stereoscopic · parallax
overlay
Covering placed atop
- heads-up displayTransparent screen showing data
- HUDVisual information overlay
- superimpositionLayering one element over another
data visualization · gesture control · touchscreen · haptic feedback · eye tracking · voice command · user interface · interactivity · responsive · manipulation
immersive
Fully engaging the senses
- interactiveAllowing mutual exchange
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- gamificationAdding play mechanics elsewhere
simulation · environment · sensory · user experience · exploration · storytelling · wayfinding · personalization · shared experience · telepresence
HoloLens
Wearable mixed-reality device
- SLAMConcurrent positioning and mapping
- LIDARLight-based distance measurement
- computer visionAI interpreting visual data
3D mapping · smartglasses · wearables · geolocation · context-aware · Unity · occlusion
Pokemon Go
Location-based creature-catching app
- Snapchat filtersPhoto effects altering appearance
- medical imagingCreating pictures inside bodies
- industrial trainingJob-specific skill education
museum guides · military training · education · fashion · navigation · advertising
- Simulationscomputer simulation, flight simulator, VR, fluid dynamics, train simulator
- gamingvideo games, buff, games, PlayStation 4, gameplay
- technologyelectronics, computing, computer, internet, social media
- computingcomputer, computers, software, hardware, code
- Digital Ageapp, blog, emoji, hashtag, meme
- digital mediawebsites, films, ebook, content creation, movies
augmented realityvirtual reality
Computer-created interactive environment
total immersion · metaverse · cyberspace · VR
augmented realitydirect experience
Unmediated personal encounter
physical reality · naked eye · meatspace · IRL · unplugged
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