mixed reality

American  

[mikst ree-al-i-tee] / ˈmɪkst riˈæl ɪ ti /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of mixed reality

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

Example Sentences

Described as being the first play created for “mixed reality,” the show’s text is by the British writer Simon Stephens, who won a Tony Award for his stage adaptation of the novel “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Other highlights of the anniversary programme include a celebration of singer Dame Shirley Bassey, pianist Yuja Wang's immersive mixed reality experience Playing with Fire, and the centre's biggest ever sleepover with children's author Jacqueline Wilson.

From BBC

The company has also expanded production of its mixed reality headsets in Vietnam.

From Los Angeles Times

This "mixed reality" experience "squeezes the training continuum" for fighter pilots, says the firm's CEO Timo Toikkanen, because they no longer have to travel long distances to complete war simulations in giant aircraft hangers, which are expensive to power and run.

From BBC

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