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Augmented Reality is a technology that projects computer-generated augmentations on top of reality, helping us perform tasks better and efficiently. It is an interactive method which falls between reality and virtual reality. It involves overlaying visual, auditory, or other sensory information onto the world in order to enhance one's experience. It incorporates three basic features which are a combination of real and virtual worlds, real-time interaction, and accurate 3D registration of virtual and real objects.  Some of the best current examples of Augmented Reality are IKEA Mobile App, Nintendo's Pokemon Go App, Google Pixel's Star Wars Stickers, Disney Coloring Book,  L’Oréal Makeup App, Weather Channel Studio Effects and U.S. Army.  This technology can be experienced with hardware, display, eyeglasses, HUD, contact lenses, virtual retinal display, EyeTap, Handheld, projection mapping, tracking, networking, input devices, computer and projector.

Virtual reality uses VR headsets to create a simulated environment and helps an individual to experience a reality that is similar to the real world or completely different. Instead of viewing a screen in front of you, users are immersed and able to interact with 3D worlds. A lot of companies such as Amazon, Apple, Oculus, Intel, Snapchat and Sony are investing billions of dollars in the VR sector. Some of the best VR products are Oculus Quest, Nintendo Labo VR Kit, Sony Playstation VR, Lenovo Mirage and many more. These gadgets enable an individual to immerse in a digital environment to experience a world which is different from reality. Once you put them on, you're detached from the physical world. VR is not all about gaming. Its potential spreads to industries such as education (e.g. Class VR), military, medicine and sports.