A mixed reality game (or hybrid reality game) blends elements of both the real and virtual worlds, allowing players to interact with both

reality Reality is the sum or aggregate of everything in existence; everything that is not imagination, imaginary. Different Culture, cultures and Academic discipline, academic disciplines conceptualize it in various ways. Philosophical questions abo ...

and

virtual reality Virtual reality (VR) is a Simulation, simulated experience that employs 3D near-eye displays and pose tracking to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment (particularly video gam ...

simultaneously. According to Souza de Silva and Sutko, the defining characteristic of such games is their "lack of primary play space; these games are played simultaneously in physical, digital or represented spaces (such as a game board)". Based on the

virtuality continuum Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that employs 3D near-eye displays and pose tracking to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment (particularly video games), edu ...

defined by Paul Milgram and Fumio Kishino, virtual reality (VR) games differ from

mixed reality Augmented reality (AR), also known as mixed reality (MR), is a technology that overlays real-time 3D computer graphics, 3D-rendered computer graphics onto a portion of the real world through a display, such as a handheld device or head-mounted ...

(MR) games, as VR games occur entirely in virtual environments without interaction with physical spaces. MR games span entertainment and healthcare applications, with notable examples including Pokémon GO and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. Souza de Silva and Sutko state that

pervasive game A pervasive game is one where the gaming experience is extended out into the real world, or where the fictional world in which the game takes place blends with the physical world. The "It's Alive" mobile games company described pervasive games a ...

s are a subset of hybrid reality games.

Virtual Reality vs. Augmented Reality vs. Mixed Reality

VR, AR, and MR are all very similar so it can be hard to tell the difference between them. The easiest way to distinguish between them is how the player interacts with their real life environment while playing the game. VR games have the player completely immersed in a 360 degree virtual reality with no connection to the outside world. AR games blend reality and allow players to remain grounded in reality with virtual elements such as audio, text, or video graphics superimposed onto their physical environment. However AR overalls cannot interact with their environment. Finally, MR overlays the real world with digital elements in a way that allows them to coexist and interact with each other in real time.

Applications in Healthcare

According to a business survey report conducted by the AR/VR/MR industry in 2020, experts predict that mixed reality technologies could influence healthcare by enabling interactive training and remote diagnostics; however, these benefits are still subject to further empirical validation.

Examples of Mixed Reality Games (A-Z)

* AR Car Game * AR Mario Kart Live * Harry Potter: Wizards Unite * Human Pacman * Ingress * Pokémon GO * Wanderlust * Zombies Run

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