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AUGMENTED REALITY AND VIRTUAL REALITY

                 Augmented reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) bridge the digital and real worlds. Both technologies
                 find the greatest use in entertainment, sports/gaming, close interactive eye-to-eye communication, and
                 aided shopping experiences. Imagine sitting at home and browsing through a London store, where you
                 can see and feel the merchandise you wish to buy. This technology is also used in education. Imagine
                 being a live participant in a historical battle or a student of anatomy in medical school. You can really
                 feel the sensation of being in the battle or interact with virtual anatomical models for a more immersive
                 learning experience.


                 Augmented Reality

                 Augmented Reality is a technology that superimposes sounds, images and text on the real world that
                 we can see. Images, information, content and interactive elements are created by developers within
                 applications that blend in with content in the real world.

                 AR is used in:

                    creating an imaginary world for entertainment and gaming purposes,
                   such as 3D movies and video games, is a common practice.
                    training  software and helping  people  learn to work  in  real-life
                   environments by creating a simulation of reality. For example, flight
                   simulators allow  pilots  to practice their skills  in  the  condition  of
                   danger without actual risk.

                                                         Examples of AR experiences include Snapchat lenses and the
                                                         game  Pokemon Go.  Disney coloring book  with  AR  has  a
                                                         character in the book to colour and the coloured characters
                                                         come to life on a 3D screen. The app uses the camera to detect
                             Coloring book               the character that was coloured and recreates the character in
                                                         a 3D form on the screen. Google Glass created in 2013 is an
                                                         example of wearable AR interface. It helps  the user remain
                                                         focussed  on the  work  while  receiving  digital  information. It
                                                         displays information on the user’s glass screen through a small

                  Snapchat           Google Glass        projector. It responds to voice commands to activate an
                                                         application at any given time.

                 Virtual Reality


                 Virtual Reality is a technology that creates a complete virtual
                 world that users can interact with.  In  this world, you  can
                 experience places as if you were actually there. While using
                 virtual reality, the user typically wears VR devices such as HTC

                 Vive or Google Cardboard. These devices have eye-covering
                 headset and headphones to completely replace the real world
                 with  the  virtual  one.  Using  VR Simulator  devices,  surgeons
                 can develop their surgical skills through simulation on digital
                 patients and architects can create a walk-through model of their projects.



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