Ten Things You Need to Know aboutVirtual, Mixed, and Augmented

Reality

1.Virtual, Mixed, Augmented

Similar but different

2.Virtual Reality (VR) is immersive

3.Mixed Reality (MR)

Combines real world with virtual objects

$1.4 Billion in Funding

4.Augmented Reality (AR) is about

utility

5.VR Platforms are emerging

Remember MP3 players before iTunes?

6.Facebook is ahead of the pack in VR

Facebook purchased Oculus for $2B

VR will be the most social medium yet

360 content is viewable now on Facebook

7.Apple has not (yet) entered the

arena

8.Ways to get started

Consumer or creator?

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Paid service providers

9.This time is different

10.The future is going to get weird

We’re at version 1.0

Contact lenses

Neurological interaction with media

Real estate implications

VR home searches

Furniture staging with MR

VR rooms in the home

Teleconferencing

AR paired with facial recognition

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