Augmented reality (AR) enhances the real world by superimposing computer-generated images, while virtual reality (VR) creates immersive, computer-generated environments. Both technologies offer unique experiences, with AR integrating virtual elements into the real world and VR providing a separate, interactive reality. They share similarities in enhancing user experiences across entertainment, business, and training sectors, and hold significant potential in fields like medicine.

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AUGMENTED REALITY VS. VIRTUAL
REALITY DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES
Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality are two buzzwords we hear in the technology
sector. Though People are aware of the two technologies in a broad manner but very few
understand their true meaning, potential and how they are similar in certain ways yet
different altogether.
Let’s have an insight into the two futuristic technologies that are slowly transforming the
world around us.
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Augmented reality is a breakthrough technology that superimposes a computer-generated
image on a user’s view of the real world, thus enhancing the actual picture. Augmented
reality brings the elements of the virtual world into the real world and improves the real
world. For example, if you need to change a car’s tire and you are not sure how to go about
it, then augmented reality can do wonders by walking you through the entire process of
changing a tire with superimposed image and text explaining the process.
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Therefore Augmented reality makes our real world more exciting and convenient. With
augmented reality, one will have no fear of getting lost in woods as a virtual map of the
location guiding one through the jungle is just a click away. This is the power of
Augmented reality.
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On the other hand, Virtual Reality is a technology where a computer-generated simulation
of a three-dimensional image or environment is created that is interactive in a seemingly
real or physical way by a person. Virtual Reality tricks the mind into believing the virtual
environment as real. Virtual Reality has the power to take one into a completely different
world and experience it or make one see things that are yet not built or just not there.
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Virtual Reality has been finding large applications in sectors such as real estate where you
can have a virtual tour of the property and tourism where customers can get a feel of the
destination before they decide to go for it.
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Similarities
Augmented Reality and the Virtual Reality are similar in a fashion that they both provide
the user with an enhanced experience.
Both technologies enable experiences that are increasingly becoming more commonly
expected and sought after for entertainment, business and training purposes. Companies
have identified AR and VR as technologies with huge potential and are investing in and
developing new adaptations, improvements, and products based on these technologies.
Both VR and AR have great potential in optimizing the medical field by making things
such as remote surgeries a real possibility.
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Differences
AR works by combining the real world with the elements of the virtual world. Developers
create images or sounds in apps to mix these into the actual world content. On the other
hand, VR creates its reality that is computer generated and driven.
To experience Virtual Reality, a head-mounted, or hand-held controller (e.g. Oculus
Touch) is used. This equipment takes people in the world of Virtual Reality and allows
them to control and navigate their actions thus interacting with the environment that is
meant to simulate the real world.
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Augmented Reality is commonly used in mobile devices such as laptops, smartphones, and
tablets.
Both Augmented reality and Virtual Reality are futuristic technologies having immense
potential to make our lives better.
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