AR, VR, MR, and CR: Definitions and Differences

Technical overview of artificial intelligence and immersive systems, defining augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality and cinematic reality with focus on methods and interaction.

Metaverse Support Technologies and Development Bottlenecks

Technical overview of the metaverse: concepts, Web 3.0 and digital-twin technologies, infrastructure, security and China-specific development challenges and directions.

Inside VR Headsets: Key Hardware Components

Technical overview of VR hardware components: display, processor, sensors, cameras, wireless, storage, battery and lenses; specs for resolution, latency and tracking.

Three Categories of AR Display Technologies

Technical overview of augmented reality displays—video-, optical-, and projection-based types—industry activity, challenges, and the potential of light-field displays

How to Build a Virtual Reality System (VR/AR/MR)

Technical overview of virtual reality (VR) technologies covering modeling, system architecture, perception (vision, audio, haptics), system engineering, applications and challenges.

VR Headset Immersion and Interaction Principles

Technical overview of virtual reality core traits - immersion, interaction, imagination - and how VR headsets enable immersion via optics, head tracking, and stereoscopic rendering.

Amazon Patent for AR Safety Glasses for Warehouse Use

Amazon patent details AR safety glasses for warehouse navigation that overlay route directions via a paired device and collect orientation and accelerometer tracking data.

What Is Virtual Reality Technology?

Overview of virtual reality technology covering immersion, interactivity, hardware (HMDs, tracking), history, key characteristics and cross?industry applications for engineers.

Accurate Head Orientation Prediction for AR/VR

IMU-based orientation prediction for AR/VR: a Kalman-like error-compensation method that adjusts head-orientation estimates using prior-prediction accuracy to reduce latency.

VR and AR: Definitions and Key Differences

Explains virtual reality and augmented reality concepts, examples, and design implications for perception, agency, social ethics, and preserving cognitive autonomy.