augmented reality
noun
: an enhanced version of reality created by the use of technology to overlay digital information on an image of something being viewed through a device (such as a smartphone camera)
also
: the technology used to create augmented reality
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For example, Apple only began selling its own virtual and augmented reality headset (known as Vision Pro) early this year.
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Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
From artificial intelligence to augmented reality and virtual reality, biotechnology, blockchain, distributed ledger and geoengineering, this is the most complex combination of transformative technologies ever witnessed in our planetary and human history.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
More:New augmented reality walking tour reveals what Third Ward ghost signs used to look like
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Cathy Kozlowicz can be reached at 262-361-9132 or cathy.kozlowicz@jrn.com.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2024
The idea: Rotorua, New Zealand’s interactive Whakarewarewa Forest Loop app, mixes augmented reality with video, audio, still art, and animation to share Māori stories with mountain bikers setting off on the 20.5-mile trail.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023
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Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
From artificial intelligence to augmented reality and virtual reality, biotechnology, blockchain, distributed ledger and geoengineering, this is the most complex combination of transformative technologies ever witnessed in our planetary and human history.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
More:New augmented reality walking tour reveals what Third Ward ghost signs used to look like
More:Washington County is showcased in a new episode of Discover Wisconsin
Cathy Kozlowicz can be reached at 262-361-9132 or cathy.kozlowicz@jrn.com.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2024
The idea: Rotorua, New Zealand’s interactive Whakarewarewa Forest Loop app, mixes augmented reality with video, audio, still art, and animation to share Māori stories with mountain bikers setting off on the 20.5-mile trail.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023
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“Augmented reality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/augmented%20reality. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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