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Which is best- AR or VR?

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Over the years, technology has taken over the world. It has changed our lives and made the world smaller for us. The impact of these technologies can be seen everywhere- in business, education sector, medical field, industrial sector, space research, defense field, etc.  The best technological innovation of the last century which has revolutionized the world would be Augmented Reality [AR] and Virtual Reality [VR]. Augmented Reality [AR] and Virtual Reality [VR] is not the same, however, we can safely say that they are essentially two sides of the same coin. They share some similarities yet they are different from each other. Virtual Reality helps users to experience sound, sight and feel things as well as interact with the digital world while AR helps to capture real-world and overlay virtual objects. In VR, the real world is replaced with a virtual one and AR adds virtual elements to the real world. VR allows freedom of movement to the users and VR headsets that ...

Which is best for Education – AR or VR

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Since the start of the 21st century, technology has gained momentum in various sectors and opened the field of technological innovation and the digital revolution. Many technological innovations of great significance happened over the years. The latest and trending among those innovations are Augmented Reality [AR] and Virtual Reality [AR]. Even though AR and VR technologies sound similar to everyone; however, they are two different concepts with distinguishing characteristics. Virtual Reality is a computer-generated simulation in a virtual environment similar to the real world. It immerses the users using sensory devices like headsets. VR allows users to employ audio, visual, touch simulation. Augmented Realit y is the perfect blend of the digital world and the real world to create an artificial environment. It helps to overlay virtual objects in a real-world environment. In AR technology, the users are interacting with virtual objects while still in touch with the real wor...