Quick Description

Augmented Reality blends digital content with the real physical world around you, and it can display it through a phone, a tablet, or a headset.

How It Works

The device can track the space around you through sensors, computer vision and world tracking. Through this understanding, it can anchor virtual objects to the real environment and composite them in space as the user moves around.

Example

A smartphone or a headset like an Apple Vision Pro can place virtual furniture in your room to visualize what it would look like, and keep it in position as you walk around it.

Why It Matters

Augmented reality brings digital content out of 2D screens and into the physical world. It makes content spatial, interactive, and blended with your real-world environment. This allows creators to build new forms of rich immersive experiences for use-cases including art, retail, branding, training, architecture and more.

Related Terms

Spatial computing, World tracking, Plane detection

Discover More

Learn about augmtened reality or start creating your own experiences.

  • đź“– Augmented Reality Glossary - Explore more terms related to AR Creation and Spatial Computing
  • 📝 Trace Blog - Discover the best practices and use cases in AR through the Trace Blog
  • đź’ˇ Trace Help - Learn detailed information about how to use Trace to make AR experiences
  • 📱 Download the Trace Mobile App - Get started creating building AR content

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