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Augmented Reality vs.Virtual Reality-Similarities and Differences

Image retrieved from https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQBOaXyk20hQHp32CtZdpVXkQkUW9wWU6Pqy58haRn-3xd3TxOpNA Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality have similarities and differences. In 2030,  it is predicted that the two realities might come together and become one. Here is how. Virtual reality exists online the way it was designed by the programmer, but Augmented reality can almost be customized by the viewer as he or she chooses to view it, like choosing an avatar in a video game.  Extras features like images and graphics that contribute to a greater interaction for user inside of  the simulated world will be more apparent and become the norm. What I learned from reading about  the difference between augmented and virtual realities is that in 2030, Social Media will bring Augmented and Virtual Reality together simultaneously for an ultimate and enhances social media experiences for the users.  In an article I read recently, I learned ...

What is Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality?

It should be common knowledge by now, in the technological world at least, that both Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality are being seen more and more in Social Media.  I read an article about  augmented and virtual reality  that talks about how in 2030, it is predicted that Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality will continue to develop and evolve and become embedded through Social Media.  There are many social media avenues today like Facebook that will continue to see in 2030 that will use augmented reality and virtual reality embellishments.   https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSmrsZU6NPzQgdyS154SYA6wIv-vIDudoA_W5pBbYRrZy7FL3bscQ To Augment something is, by definition from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is ": to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense, : to become augmented." (Augment, n.d.). Augmented Reality is, by definition from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is ": an enhanced version of reality created by the us...