mixed reality

[ mikst ree-al-i-tee ]

noun

, Digital Technology.

1. a blend of the real-world environment and computer-generated content viewed on a screen or other display, in which the virtual content and the physical environment coexist and react to each other in real time: : MR

   The fitness app gives you a hologram personal trainer to critique your form in a mixed reality workout.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mixed reality¹

First recorded in 1820–25 in a philosophical sense, and in 1995–2000 for its current sense

Example Sentences

Instagram has been in the news lately for all sorts of unflattering reasons: planning to force “mixed reality” experiences and A.I.-generated images onto user feeds, testing out a weird custom sound meant to be incorporated within all uploaded Reels, getting fined by the European Union for having leaked up to 600 million accounts’ login credentials, and earning outrage from celebrities for training Meta’s A.I. models on their posts while allegedly reducing their profiles’ general visibility.

From Slate

Bailenson and other Stanford researchers tested out the Meta Quest 3, a “mixed reality” headset that lets people blend physical and virtual worlds.

From Los Angeles Times

The “mixed reality” sculptures incorporate scans of ancient artwork, hand-shaped clay and her own facial features — they look cracked, weathered, instantly timeless.

From New York Times

Obrist said he realized that technology ought to be integrated into exhibitions, “that the future might actually not be either/or, the idea that you have physical things in the gallery and digital things online, but that the future is mixed reality.”

From New York Times

XR includes augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality and other related technologies.

From Seattle Times