How Augmented Reality Could Revolutionize Entertainment and Gaming

Augmented reality (AR) technology has the potential to completely reshape and redefine how we are entertained, and how we play and interact with video games. With AR, digital information, imagery, and simulated objects are overlaid onto the real-world environment. This creates an enhanced hybrid view of reality, with virtual elements blended in seamlessly.

Emerging consumer AR hardware like advanced smartphones, AR glasses and contacts, and AR headsets are bringing this technology closer to widespread adoption. As these devices improve, become compact/stylish, and decrease in price over the next 5–10 years, widespread AR integration in entertainment could become commonplace.

When that happens, here are some of the incredible ways AR could transform gaming, media consumption and live events:

Next Generation Gaming and Simulation

AR stands to take video games and simulation to unprecedented levels of immersion by integrating gameplay environments into real-world physical spaces. Consider the following frontiers AR opens up for gaming:

Truly Immersive Worlds in Real Rooms

Rather than playing on 2D screens, AR allows game worlds, levels, and sims to become…