Augmented Reality has become a buzz word recently in ed-tech circles.The K-12 Horizon Report describes Augmented Reality as blending — or augmenting — what
we see in the real world with related information,data, media, and even live action.
Although it was once envisaged that the future would be completely virtual, it is now becoming apparent that rather than stepping into entirely computer created worlds, it is better to harness technology to add to our current reality – hence ‘augmented reality’ has become more popular, and ‘virtual reality’ has become less so.
An easy way to understand exactly what the difference between virtual reality and augmented reality is by viewing examples of each:
This is an explanation of Virtual Reality (also known as Virtual Worlds):
Below is an example of Augmented Reality:
The girl is able to see a 3d model of the lego before she purchases it.
Virtual reality has…
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