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2. Augmented reality - Wikipedia

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   Augmented reality ( AR) is an interactive experience that combines the real world and computer-generated 3D content. The content can span multiple sensory modalities, including visual, auditory, haptic, somatosensory and olfactory. [1] AR can be defined as a system that incorporates three basic features: a combination of real and virtual worlds ...

3. Virtual reality - Wikipedia

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   Augmented reality (AR) is a type of virtual reality technology that blends what the user sees in their real surroundings with digital content generated by computer software. The additional software-generated images with the virtual scene typically enhance how the real surroundings look in some way.

4. Extended reality - Wikipedia

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   Extended reality (XR) is an umbrella term to refer to augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR). The technology is intended to combine or mirror the physical world with a " digital twin world" able to interact with it, [1] [2] giving users an immersive experience by being in a virtual or augmented environment.

5. The Role of Augmented Reality in Medicine - WebMD

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   What makes augmented reality special and more useful in medicine is that it merges virtual images with the real world, including real objects and real people. That means your surgeon, doctor, or ...

6. Virtual Reality: How Is It Used in Medicine? - WebMD

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   Therapeutic virtual reality (VR), the use of the immersive, computer-generated technology in medicine, is on the fast track to widespread use. In some hospitals and clinics, your doctor can ...

7. Virtual reality headset - Wikipedia

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   Virtual reality headset. A virtual reality headset (or VR headset) is a head-mounted device that uses 3D near-eye displays and positional tracking to provide a virtual reality environment for the user. VR headsets are widely used with VR video games, but they are also used in other applications, including simulators and trainers.