Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality applications are gaining ground in the construction industry. David Burczyk, the Segment Manager of Field Technology Group, explains the difference between the three technologies and their value to construction projects.
David Burczyk explains the difference between Augmented, Mixed, and Virtual Reality.
Could you explain the difference between MR, AR, and VR?
"The terms mixed, augmented, and virtual reality are used to describe different technologies around what's now being referred to as extended reality or XR. Each technology visualizes digital content in a different way."
Virtual reality
"Let’s start with virtual reality (VR). Virtual reality essentially means immersing yourself in digital content. So, if you see people wearing the goggles that they put on their faces, you remove the context around you, and you immerse yourself inside the technical or the digital world that you've created."
Virtual reality is a fully immersive technology, secluding the user to visualize only digital content.
Augmented reality
"Augmented reality is creating essentially a digital window. So, you take a mobile device like a tablet or a mobile phone and use it as this digital window that you look through. You see, the digital content is overlaid on the physical surroundings that you're standing in."
Augmented reality technology combines the physical and virtual worlds together by overlaying digital information into the user’s environment, typically via a two-dimensional display.
