Extended Reality is the Frontier of The Digital Future

A break down of Extended Reality and what AR, MR, and VR mean to the digital future.

Doug Antin
Predict

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Spatial computing technology is converging to create a unique and immersive digital future. Moving forward, how you interact with the physical world will not be the same as how you interact with the world. Like in Ready Player One’s Oasis, your digital experience will be limited only by your imagination.

This article explores the difference between the 3 types of spatial computing technologies and how they might impact the future.

Extended Reality and the Difference Between AR, MR, and VR

Spatial computing refers to how humans and machines create and interact with one another in both real and digital spaces. As spatial computing technologies become more widespread, they are fundamentally altering how we live and interact with one another.

Today, we think of spatial computing as Extended Reality (XR). XR is a technological spectrum defined by how interactive you can be with both physical and virtual information. It covers a range of digital and physical realities and experiences. In a nutshell, extended reality encompasses the group of technologies that superimpose digital…

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