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Allan FowlerBeginning iOS AR Game Developmenthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3618-5_2

2. Getting Started

Allan Fowler1 
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Marietta, GA, USA
 

Hopefully, you might already have a good idea of what Augmented Reality (or AR) is. As there is some confusion about the difference between the terms Virtual Reality (or VR), Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality, I thought it might be worth trying to clarify what I mean by AR in this book.

Virtual Reality (VR) is a computer-generated environment that simulates experience through senses and perception. Unlike a traditional computer system, VR systems place the user inside an experience. Instead of viewing a screen in front of them, users are immersed and able to interact with 3D worlds. ...

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