Chapter 1

Pick Your Reality

To get things started, we will be exploring the different technology included in all forms of extended reality. As we start our design journey into this immersive space, it is important to understand a little bit about how this technology has been used and is currently being used. It is also essential that you become an XR user yourself, if you aren’t already.

THE TECH BEHIND THE ACRONYMS Breaking through the barrier of learning a lot of new terms and a lot of abbreviations, we dive into extended reality by simplifying the technology and discovering the reality of your preference.

YOU ARE ALREADY USING EXTENDED REALITY To learn where we are going, we need to see where we have already been. Here we look through a wide ...

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