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Augmented or virtual reality – learn more and discover the best apps

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The technology applied to augmented or virtual reality it is something that is sure to impress you and completely change your way of looking at the world. We can say that, for the elderly, it is a “watershed” in their lives.

For those who have never heard of it or know little about it, the two concepts (augmented reality and virtual reality) can even be confused, however, they are completely different realities. We will help you understand this!

You will be able to choose whether you like augmented or virtual reality more after reading this article until the end and you will discover the best apps to use on your smartphone if you want to experience these incredible experiences. Good reading!

AR or VR: understand basic concepts about them

So that you know everything about these two realities and their applicability in today's world, let's start from the beginning. You'll see media and people referring to them by their initials: AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual Reality).

“Augmented reality” brings various elements of the digital world into the individual's perception in the real world, through sensations that seem to be natural parts of an environment. It emerged in the year 1992.

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“Virtual reality” is defined by the use of very high technology in order to convince the individual that he is in another reality, involving him completely. It has been around since the 70's.

The wonders of augmented reality

In AR – Augmented Reality allows users to acquire additional knowledge to their normal reality, such as adding details and images to tourists that can be found on their own cell phones.

Another positive aspect applies to education, since didactic materials in the form of animations and videos improve every moment of learning, introducing elements that hold students' attention and fix knowledge.

Virtual reality takes you to amazing places

VR – Virtual Reality, masterfully uses a technology capable of deceiving some of a person's senses, creating a virtual environment for this. It induces the individual to immersion through sound, tactile and visual effects.

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The most incredible thing is that there is even the possibility for the user to interact with this other reality, like medical students who perform surgeries in virtual environments to acquire security and confidence in real surgeries.

Some applications of these realities in our daily lives

You will be able to see augmented reality in practice especially in advertising. The main proposal is the interaction of consumers with products. Medicine, engineering and decoration also make frequent use of this technology.

Virtual reality can be exemplified when a person visits the interior of a property that is miles away from him, or participates in a simulation of extreme sports or the emotion of a roller coaster.

Augmented or virtual reality: applications for you to download on your cell phone

It's time to see in practice how you can use all this technology and leave it in the palm of your hand. You can use these experiences to escape the routine a little, simply to have fun, to learn or to have a good time.

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Each of them has different purposes, characteristics and resources. Ideally, you download and test each one of them to see which one you like best and decide for yourself whether you like augmented or virtual reality more. Discover some apps:

  1. Star Chart: augmented reality app for astronomy lovers. Just point your cell phone at the sky and the app will show the exact location of each star, constellations, planets, comets, meteor showers, the moon, the sun and other stars. Have you ever thought about living an experience like this?
  2. Measure: augmented reality app. It turns your smartphone into a measuring tape or measuring tape. Digitally, you can measure objects and estimate distances. Just point the camera at the points and the app will calculate the distance between them. In case you need it, a very accurate tool for leveling objects and surfaces is available.
  3. Snapchat: this augmented reality application is one of the biggest hits among users, as it allows you to boost your messages and posts by placing works of art, tattoos, sights or animals on the scene. Everything is very realistic and tends to confuse people.   
  4. Other augmented reality apps for you to look into: Snapchat, Pokemón Go, Mondly, Google Maps, The Mandalorian AR Experience, and Missão Marte RA.
  5. To visualize virtual reality, specialized equipment is needed and, if you already have one or are thinking of purchasing it to live this wonderful experience, download the following applications: Google Cardboard, Roller Coaster VR, You Tube VR, NetFlix VR, Full Dive VR, VR Space, Google Expeditions, Titans of Space and Google Earth VR.

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Now that you know everything about augmented or virtual reality, how about spending some time visiting your cell phone's app store and downloading several of these apps? Good fun!