{"id":170,"date":"2019-03-28T13:49:55","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T20:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/virtualreality\/?page_id=170"},"modified":"2019-06-14T14:46:10","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T21:46:10","slug":"ar-vr-101","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/virtualreality\/ar-vr-101\/","title":{"rendered":"VR\/AR 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is the<strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> <a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fi.edu\/difference-between-ar-vr-and-mr\">difference<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>among Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR)?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/people-man-guy-mustache-2557494\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-245\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/virtualreality\/files\/2019\/04\/vr-headset-284x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/virtualreality\/files\/2019\/04\/vr-headset-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/virtualreality\/files\/2019\/04\/vr-headset.jpg 466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/electronics.howstuffworks.com\/gadgets\/other-gadgets\/virtual-reality.htm\">VR<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>allows you to immerse in an environment that does not exist. By wearing VR devices such as Google Cardboard, you can be transported in an environment where you can be swimming along with dolphins!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/pokemon-go-pokemon-street-lawn-1569794\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-246\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/virtualreality\/files\/2019\/04\/pokemon-go-pixabay-300x266.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/virtualreality\/files\/2019\/04\/pokemon-go-pixabay-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/virtualreality\/files\/2019\/04\/pokemon-go-pixabay.jpg 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You are in the world of <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/computer.howstuffworks.com\/augmented-reality.htm\">AR<\/a><\/span><\/strong> if you are sensing added digital effects using the camera of your smartphone. You might be seeing a dolphin popping up your phone! Playing Pokemon Go in your phone or Snapchat is also an AR experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/hololens\/apps\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-250\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/virtualreality\/files\/2019\/04\/microsoft-hololens-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/virtualreality\/files\/2019\/04\/microsoft-hololens-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/virtualreality\/files\/2019\/04\/microsoft-hololens-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/virtualreality\/files\/2019\/04\/microsoft-hololens-800x495.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/virtualreality\/files\/2019\/04\/microsoft-hololens.jpg 963w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytechnologies.com\/mixed-reality\/\">MR<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>is a combination of VR and AR. Real world and virtual world combines and interacts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-CY\/hololens\">Microsoft&#8217;s hololens<\/a> is a MR. You might be seeing some dolphins popping out from your screen as you swim along with them!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the difference among Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR)? VR allows you to immerse in an environment that does not exist. 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