Extended Reality: Applications and Implications

Augmented Reality has been around for much longer than you may think. The first rendition of this technology started as early as 1968, by a computer scientist at Harvard named Ivan Sutherland (https://hbr.org/2016/10/the-mainstreaming-of-augmented-reality-a-brief-history). His device was called The Sword of Damocles, as it hung from the ceiling in a heavy, clunky, almost creepy … [Read more...] about A Brief History of Augmented Reality

Extended Reality is just as it sounds. It is the universal term encompassing several different tools we can use to digitally maneuver what we experience- in effect, we are extending our own perception of reality. Let’s get philosophical for a moment. What is reality? What does it mean to be conscious of what is real? There is no objective answer, but there is … [Read more...] about What is Extended Reality?