Mixed reality

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Definition

Mixed Reality is the merging of real world and virtual worlds to produce a new environment where physical and digital objects can co-exist and interact. A mix of augmented reality and virtual reality. (Wikipedia).

Types of systems

Benford identifies 3 major lines of research

• (Some kinds of) Collaborative Virtual Environments (CVEs)
• (Some kinds of) Telepresence systems
• Collaborative Augmented Environments

See shared spaces for Benford's typology of shared spaces.

References

• Benford, S., Greenhalgh, C., Reynard, G., Brown, C., and Koleva, B. (1998). Understanding and constructing shared spaces with mixed-reality boundaries. ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact. 5, 3 (Sep. 1998), 185-223. DOI= Abstract/PDF (Access restricted)

• Benford, Steve and Chris Greenhalgh and Chris Brown and Boriana Koleva (1998b). Understanding and Constructing Shared Spaces with Mixed Reality Boundaries. TOCHI Paper, March 13 1998 [

http://www.crg.cs.nott.ac.uk/research/publications/papers/TOCHI98.pdf PDF]

• Nova, Nicolas, Socio-cognitive functions of space in collaborative settings: a literature review about Space, Cognition and Collaboration, CRAFT Research Report, EPFL. PDF