The difference between VR and AR

Technologies of virtual and augmented reality began to actively enter the life of a person, but they are still confused. Today we will learn the difference between extended and virtual realities.

VR (virtual reality) is an artificially created 3D digital world that allows you to move a person anytime and anywhere. A person is immersed in a virtual environment, in helmets of virtual reality and using other special devices. This technology currently has the most powerful WOW-effect, is understandable and accessible to users. Important is the influence of the presence and sensation of immersion in another space, be it race, desert or anything that can embody the fantasy of a writer, designer and developer. Users feel the speed of the car, are afraid to fall from rocking and try to stroke the kitten in the same fictional world, perceiving it as real.

AR (augmented reality) is the technology of adding virtual information to the field of human perception, which is perceived as elements of real life. Thus, if in a virtual reality a person is in a completely digital environment that imitates the real world, then in the expanded reality the user remains in the surrounding space, but his experience is expanded by adding virtual components. You can interact with virtual objects as if they were near you. According to analysts, AR-market will surpass VR and will become one of the main technologies for three years.

The ARCUS application will use the Augmented Reality technology. Players will move around the city and, using smartphones, find virtual containers and open them. This technology allows you to be in the game in real time and directly interact with other participants. The ARCUS team is actively studying the technology of augmented reality to add additional game functions to the application. We think that this is very interesting.

And what do you think about the technology of augmented reality?