what is mixed reality?
reality
physical reality
natural world
senses: visual, auditory, touch, taste, smell
can still be artificial
virtual reality
fully digital environment
headsets
visual focus, auditory, minimal touch
reality-virtuality continuum
what is AR?
merging 3D graphics with real world
spatial registration in the physical environment
combining human, digital, and physical
user in control
virtual content interacts
with the real world
what is VR?
fully synthetic
fully immersive
necessity of head tracking
isolated user
ability to visit remote places
what is MR?
everything in the continuum
"strong" AR
AR + full immersion
realities that are mixed
in a state of transition
can you see me now?
beyond visual senses
translate physical into digital
audio
motion
haptics
taste
smell
audio
motion
augment physical motion in digital way
aligning physical and virtual realities
haptics
tangible user interfaces
vibrotactile feedback
passive haptics
taste
simulate experiences of eating and tasting
virtual food texture
smell
authentic smell diffusion
augment movies
cilia developer kit
experts: is it MR?
listening to music
most say no
no visual
lack of spatial aspect
does not react to the environment
some undecided
state of mind, carried away
tilt brush
tilt brush + hands
most said it is VR
no part of physical world is visible
MR because interaction is visible
super mario bros
virtual mario controlled by physical controller
unanimously not MR
missing spatial aspect
if this in MR, everything is
MR if mario standing in the room
core requirements of MR
blending virtual and physical environments
spatial registration of physical
(multi)sensory experiences of virtual
embodied interaction