What is XR?
"XR" stands for "Extended Realities", which is the collective term for Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality (AR/VR/MR) technology.
Virtual Reality is the most well known sector of the XR family, popularized in science fiction cinema, and typically consists of placing the viewer in a virtual environment. This technology is very helpful for training and simulations of situations and environments that can be harmful to people.
Augmented Reality is growing in popularity, particularly with respect to the addition of "photo filters" on social media platforms. AR allows an individual to cast a hologram into their physical environment. This technology is particularly helpful in workforce training, where augmented reality can assist in providing instruction to equipment operators.
Mixed Reality combines virtual and augmented reality technologies to allow users to add virtual environments and objects to their physical space. This is helpful in allowing engineering and architectural design professionals to show clients their work and to resolve conflicts prior to construction.
