mixed reality en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The merging of real and virtual worlds to produce new environments and visualizations where physical and digital objects coexist and interact.
Near-synonyms: AR, augmented reality, XR, extended reality, spatial computing, CPS, cyber-physical system; metaverse
And I suppose one should not forget “mixed reality” (MR), the term applied to Microsoft’s goggles (but which doesn’t seem that different from the others), or “spatial computing” (the term preferred by Apple during its presentation).
2023 June 6, Ian Bogost, “The Age of Goggles Has Arrived”, in The Atlantic:Mixed reality, as an approach in human-computer interaction, is often implicitly tied to particular implementation techniques (e.g., see-through device) and modalities (e.g., visual, graphical displays).
2011, Xiangyu Wang, editor, Mixed Reality and Human-Robot Interaction, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mixed realities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
RR · real reality · IRL · virtual reality · VR
Relateds
Synonyms
w:cyber-physical system · extended reality · spatial computing · metaverse · hybrid reality · XR · CPS · AR · augmented reality
Translations (9)
de vermischte Realität (mixed reality) · fi tehostettu todellisuus (mixed reality) · sv blandad verklighet (mixed reality) · de gemischte Realität (mixed reality) · ka შერეული რეალობა (mixed reality) · sv mixed reality (mixed reality) · de Mixed Reality (mixed reality) · pl rzeczywistość mieszana (mixed reality) · hi संवर्धित वास्तविकता (mixed reality)