What is the difference between virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality? This question was originally answered on Quora by Julia Tokareva.

People are already confused about virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), 360-degree video and heads-up displays. It will get worse before it gets better.

Augmented reality is the blending of virtual reality and real life, as developers can create images within applications that blend in with contents in the real world. With AR, users are able to ...

The virtual reality and augmented reality markets are expected to grow to nearly $600 billion by 2025, according to industry research, and announcements of new products from big-name companies ...

Augmented reality might often play second fiddle to virtual reality, but it's its own technology with its own exciting potential. What is augmented reality? It's the blending of the virtual and ...

Redefining how Reality is Seen and Applied. Virtual reality (VR) is "a realistic and immersive simulation of a three-dimensional environment created using interactive software and hardware, and ...

Virtual reality and augmented reality have been blowing minds in the world of gaming for some time now, but there’s a lot more to these cutting-edge technologies than just letting you outrun ...

Let’s get this out of the way: I have not tried out Microsoft’s new augmented reality HoloLens device yet. That means it’s extremely dangerous for me to write this article. There’s a ...

Mixed reality is likely going to be the future of the virtual reality market. IDC forecasts that AR year-over-year growth will start to outpace VR as soon as 2023.

Now that virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) are becoming more mainstream, people outside of tech circles have more questions about how these technologies differ.