Different kinds of blended reality

There once was only one kind of reality, before the invention of things like books, telephones, movies, etc. But now we are used to reality being experienced in many different ways.

There is a relatively new concept now, called blended reality, in which you mix together direct perception through your own eyes and ears with perception of the world around you mediated by computer. One relatively primitive example of this is an augmented reality app on your smartphone.

More sophisticated examples are coming down the pike, as fully functional smart glasses start to enter the consumer space in a few years. And that is going to make blended reality a lot more interesting.

Just as there used to be only one way to talk to somebody and one way to read something, but now there are many ways to do both, our collective perception of reality is going to undergo an interesting set of upheavals.

I don’t know about you, but I am looking forward to whatever comes next.

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