The difference between virtual reality and augmented reality
It's probably worthwhile clarifying what virtual reality is not.
A sister technology to VR is augmented reality (AR), which superimposes computer generated imagery (CGI) over views of the real world. Limited uses of AR can be found on smart phones, tablets, handheld gaming systems such as the Nintendo 3DS, and even in some science museum exhibits, which overlay the CGI on top of live video from a camera.
The latest innovations in AR are the AR headsets, such as Microsoft HoloLens and Magic Leap, which show the computer graphics directly in your field of view; the graphics are not mixed into a video image. If the VR headsets are like closed goggles, the AR headsets are like translucent ...
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