This document provides an introduction to extended reality (XR), which includes virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR). It discusses the evolution of digital interfaces and fundamentals of XR. It also describes the XR spectrum and examples of AR, MR, and VR. The document outlines XR hardware, content creation tools and types, and applications. It lists additional XR resources and concludes with an invitation for audience questions.

1. Introduction to
Extended Reality - XR
Kumar Ahir
IDF, May 2020

2. IDC, IIT Bombay - Interaction Design
CISCO, Symantec, Microsoft, TCS, PropTiger
OoBI, and others
Tech Tinkering, SketchNoting

3. Sequence
● Digital interface evolution
● XR Fundamentals - VR, AR
● The XR spectrum - AR, MR, VR with examples
● XR Hardware - VR, AR, MR
● XR Content - Types, Creation, Tools
● Applications
● XR Resources - Blogs, Glossaries, People
● Audience Questions

4. Disclaimer

5. We have been
recreating the
reality around us
in different ways

6. Evolution of Tools for Creation and Experience

7. Future !?!?
Black Mirror - Striking Vipers

10. Face Filters

14. Human Senses

15. XR Fundamentals
● FoV
● DoF
● Tracking
● Controllers
● Eye Resolution
● Depth of Focus

17. Degrees of Freedom

18. Controlling the Digital Interface

19. Tracking System

21. Depth of Focus

22. Sensors for
Senses

23. Motion Sensors
Gyroscope
Accelerometer

24. Vision Sensors
Depth Sensor
Eye Retinal Sensor

29. VR Hardware

30. VR Hardware

33. Outside In tracking

38. AR/MR Hardware

49. Digital Content
Analogy to 2d
● Photo and Video
● Stereoscopic and Monoscopic
Generation
● Real capture - Cameras
● Computer generated - 3d software
● Mix - Real+CG - Camera+3d software

50. XR Content
Analogy to 2d
● Photo and Video
● Stereoscopic and
Monoscopic
Generation
● Real capture
● Computer generated
● Mix - Real+CG

51. XR Content Creation
Camera Capture - 360 and 3D
● 360 Camera
● SLAM
● Photogrammetry
3d Software generated
Mixed

52. 360 Camera

53. Experience
using 360 camera

59. XR
Content Creation
Tools

60. Desktop based Full Fledged
Tools
● Unity
● Unreal
● OpenXR
Output
● Cross device
● AR, VR, MR
● Standalone output
● High end, Robust
● Scalable
● API integration

63. Mobile Based AR creation
Torch 3d (iOS only)
torch.app
Output
● Torch or Web browser
● Marker/Markerless
● Interactions
● GPS

64. Web Based Tools - Content integration
Amazon Sumerian
MetaVrse
Pluxr.com
Blippar
Prototypr
HelloAR.io
Scapic
No separate app install
Author and View in browser
3D content needed

65. Facebook Spark AR
Snapchat Lens Studio
Desktop based Mobile AR tools

66. 3D content
Creation
● 3ds Max
● Maya
● Blender
● Vectary.com (web
based)
Hosting and Distribution
● Poly.google.com
● Sketchfab
● Amazon Sumerian

70. VR based content creation
Tilt Brush
Google Blocks
Gravity Sketch
Microsoft Maquette
Adobe Aero

71. XR applications

83. Still to reach
Medical and Healthcare
Education

84. Potential Future

87. XR Resources
RoadToVR.com
UploadVR.com
XROM.in
Uxofvr.com
Medium
Podcasts
Voices of VR
Everything Virtual
F.Reality
INDE’s Augmented Reality
Everything VR and AR
Michael Abrash
John Carmack
Mike Alger
Cathy Hack
Alice Bonasio
Keiichi Matsuda
Books
Make it So
3d User Interfaces

88. www.medium.com/@kumar.ahir
www.twitter.com/@kernel_kumar
www.linkedin.com/in/kumarahir
www.kumarahir.com