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What Are Virtual Reality, Virtual Worlds, And Augmented Reality?
"Virtual reality
(
VR
) is a technology which allows a user to interact with a computer-simulated environment, be it a real or imagined one" -Wikipedia
"A
virtual world
is a
computer-based simulated environment
intended for its
users
to inhabit and interact via
avatars
" - Wikipedia
"
Augmented reality
(
AR
) is a field of computer research which deals with the combination of real-world and computer-generated data" - Wikipedia
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Ray-Ban offers Augmented Reality service to sell glasses online
Augmented Reality
steps into our living-room
with this new web service from
Ray-Ban
: All you need is a web cam and their software (PC only). Then you pick some glasses from the online catalogue and see yourself in a virtual mirror.
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Another pragmatic example of Augmented Reality in your everyday life: Wikitude AR Travel Guide for mobile phones
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