Mixing in Mixed Reality

Mixed reality (MR) is the evolution of combining augmented reality and virtual reality into the same experience or app. MR typically uses a wearable device to overlay the virtual world on top of the user's reality. The concept first gained traction with Microsoft's introduction of HoloLens. HoloLens is a wearable glasses device that allows you to overlay your real world with virtual content using hand gestures, not unlike what we have been doing with ARCore in this whole book, except the difference of the wearable part and, of course, the price tag.

Microsoft is currently leading the charge in mixed reality development with their platform of the same name, which is great exposure for the whole AR/VR and now MR space. ...

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