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What Is Extended Reality?
- Extended reality (XR) is an umbrella category that covers a spectrum of newer immersive technologies, including virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality. From gaming to virtual production to product design, XR has enabled people to create, collaborate and explore in computer-generated environments like never before.
- Virtual, augmented and mixed reality are all elements of XR technology. Virtual reality puts users inside a virtual environment, augmented reality is when a rendered image is overlaid onto the real world, while mixed reality is a seamless integration of the real world and rendered graphics.
- VR began in the federal sector, where it was used to train people in flight simulators. For decades, VR remained unaffordable for most users before several key component technologies reached a tipping point, which precipitated the launch of HTC Vive and Oculus Rift head-mounted displays (HMDs). With AIO headsets, users gained access to a dedicated device with simple setup that could deliver fully tracked VR anywhere, anytime.
- High-quality XR is becoming increasingly accessible. Advanced solutions like NVIDIA CloudXR are making immersive streaming more accessible, so more XR users can experience high-fidelity environments from anywhere. AR is also becoming more common, with many social media platforms adding filters that users could overlay on their faces.
- MR is developing in the XR space. Trends are shown through the emergence of many new headsets built for MR, including the Varjo XR-3. As XR technology advances, another technology is propelling users into a new era: artificial intelligence (AI). AI will play a major role in the XR space, from virtual assistants helping designers in VR to intelligent AR overlays that can walk individuals through do-it-yourself projects.
- Spatial computing places virtual elements directly into the physical world, creating more natural and intuitive interactions. It combines sensors, cameras and AI-driven software to recognize and respond to real-world elements, so users can interact with digital objects as if they were tangible.
- Supported by platforms like NVIDIA Omniverse, spatial computing has broad applications, from industrial design and training to navigation and entertainment.
- As spatial computing evolves, it’s poised to reshape interactions with digital information, making it part of everyday physical environments and expanding the possibilities for XR in practical and creative ways.
- XR technology has already changed the way we work, live and play, and it’s just getting started. Entering the next evolution of XR, the possibilities are virtually limitless.
- Organizations can use NVIDIA XR technologies to build immersive, realistic, and scalable virtual environments that enable users to design, create, and collaborate with greater speed, insight, and efficiency.
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