Extended Reality (XR)

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The XR Creator Hackathon is being organised by Wavelaps in association with the WAVES 2025 initiative of the Ministry Information and Broadcasting.

About Extended Reality

• Extended reality (XR) represents a fusion of immersive technologies that blend the physical and virtual worlds, encompassing virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) technologies.
• All immersive technologies extend the reality we experience by either blending the virtual and “real” worlds or by creating a fully immersive experience.

Augmented Reality 

• In AR, virtual information and objects are overlaid on the real world.
• This experience enhances the real world with digital details such as images, text, and animation.
• You can access the experience through AR glasses or via screens, tablets, and smartphones. 
• This means users are not isolated from the real world and can still interact and see what’s going on in front of them.

Virtual Reality

• In contrast to AR, in a VR experience, users are fully immersed in a simulated digital environment. 
• Individuals must put on a VR headset or head-mounted display to get a 360 -degree view of an artificial world that fools their brain into believing they are, e.g., walking on the moon, swimming under the ocean or stepping into whatever new world the VR developers created. 

Mixed Reality

• In mixed reality, digital and real-world objects co-exist and can interact with one another in real-time. 
• This is the latest immersive technology and is sometimes referred to as hybrid reality. 
• It requires an MR headset and a lot more processing power than VR or AR.

What is the World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025?

• It is an initiative of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.
• WAVES 2025 is designed as a pivotal platform for ideas, collaboration, and innovation within the media and entertainment (M&E) industry. 
• It will serve as a forum for India to position itself as a global leader in content creation, technology integration, and creative industry growth.

Extended Reality FAQs

Q1. What are the three types of extended reality?

Ans. The three types of Extended Reality (XR) are Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR).

Q2. What are the key features of extended reality?

Ans. With XR, users can experience simulated environments, interact with digital objects, and gain new perspectives.

Q3. What is metaverse?

Ans. It refers to a virtual or digital universe where people can interact with each other and digital objects in a shared online space.

Source: TH