Immersive Technologies: Explaining AR, VR, XR, MR, and Spatial Computing

Immersive technologies is a commonly used umbrella term for experiences that merge the physical world with digital or simulated reality. In this guide, we’ll cover the common technical and commercial definitions of Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Extended Reality (XR), and Mixed Reality (MR) and how they relate to Spatial Computing.