Chapter 1. Computer-Generated Worlds
Augmented and virtual reality are often part of the same conversation, though there are significant differences between the two technologies. One provides textual, symbolic, or graphical information that holds a real-time relationship with a situation or surroundings, and the other provides a complete replacement to our visual world. In this chapter we explore the basic foundations of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), drawing clear distinctions between the differing capabilities of these systems and laying the foundation for a study of the enabling technologies and the host of problem-solving applications they enable.
What Is Augmented Reality?
The phrase augmented reality is a general term ...
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