Guide to virtual, augmented and mixed reality for companies and artists

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Staff Officina Kreativa

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09 November 2023

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Virtual Reality Companies: Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality

We’ll explore how Virtual Reality Companies, through new technologies, can help you bring to life new ways of communicating, entertaining and educating. You will find everything you need to understand what is meant by virtual reality, augmented reality, and hybrid reality, better known as mixed reality.

Augmented Reality - AR -

AR is an interactive experience of a real environment where objects are enhanced by perceptual information generated, for example, by a smartphone, sometimes through sensory modes. This experience seamlessly intertwines with the physical world, creating an immersive aspect of the real environment. 

Augmented reality alters the ongoing perception of a real environment, unlike virtual reality, which completely replaces the real environment with a simulated one.

 

Scope of application

AR has proven to be extremely versatile, finding practical applications in a wide range of sectors.

In the education sector, for instance, AR has allowed students to interactively explore three-dimensional models of complex objects, such as molecules and human organs. It provides a deeper and more practical understanding of scientific concepts. 

In the retail sector AR applications allow customers to virtually try on clothing or home products, visualizing how they fit and integrate into the surrounding space. Thus enhancing the online and in-store shopping experience. 

In the entertainment industry, AR has enabled the development of location-based interactive games, as seen in Pokémon GO, where players can capture virtual creatures in the real world through mobile devices.

Augmented reality has also revolutionized the tourism industry. AR has made possible to overlay information on monuments and historical sites, enriching guided tours with interactive content and additional details. This technology allows the exploration of otherwise inaccessible historical artifacts and structures, such as ancient buried artifacts or destroyed monuments.

Finally, in the realm of artistic experiences, AR takes art to new levels of engagement and participation. It has allowed the creation of interactive artworks, such as paintings or sculptures that come to life through audience interaction. 

Virtual Reality - VR -

Virtual reality is a simulated experience that represents a world that emulates real life with a high level of precision or may represent a world different from our own. Users can explore and interact with three-dimensional environments that appear extremely realistic, using devices such as headsets, gloves, and joysticks to control and actively participate in these virtual experiences.

 

Scope of application

Virtual reality companies are revolutionizing the healthcare industry. They’re offering new opportunities for pain treatment, physical rehabilitation, and overcoming phobias through immersive and personalized experiences. VR is also used to simulate complex surgical procedures, allowing doctors to gain practical skills in a safe and controlled virtual environment.

In the automotive sector, the use of virtual reality has enabled a significant increase in crash tests, ensuring further increases in safety levels. By greatly reducing prototype development time, consumers can now benefit from a more convenient shopping experience without compromising product quality.

In the field of education and training, for example, VR has allowed students to explore simulated environments that accurately replicate complex scenarios, such as traveling through the solar system or reliving crucial historical moments. It offers an unparalleled experiential learning.

In the entertainment and gaming industry, VR has opened the door to engaging and interactive experiences, allowing players to fully immerse themselves in three-dimensional virtual worlds, providing an unparalleled sense of presence and participation.

For artistic experiences, virtual reality has offered new creative perspectives. It allows artists to create immersive artworks that uniquely engage the audience. VR transports them to fantastic and evocative worlds where they can interact with the works themselves.

Finally, in the business field, VR is an added tool for advertising actions, allowing the creation of purchase simulations to analyze consumer actions and validate strategies, or to provide users with immersive experiences related to the brand ecosystem.

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Mixed Reality - MR -

Mixed reality (MR) consists of a fusion between the physical and virtual reality, allowing users to interact with both environments simultaneously. By using state-of-the-art headsets, mixed reality allows virtual objects to coexist and interact with the real world in real-time.

This advanced level of interactivity enables users to experience deep immersion that goes beyond the simple overlay of digital objects in the physical environment. The uses of mixed reality range from advanced training, design, and simulation to engaging shopping experiences that allow shoppers to “try on” products before purchase.

Mixed reality opens the doors to a wide range of possibilities. It combines the best aspects of both virtual reality and augmented reality, creating a unique and immersive environment. Users can explore, learn, and interact in ways never seen before.

Officina Kreativa creates new worlds

Officina Kreativa is a virtual reality company that specializes in creating virtual worlds and objects, interactive and animated, while also managing the software development aspects of these experiences.

The marketing and sales management takes place in Barcelona; we also have offices in Milano. Situated in Crotone in southern Italy, our central hub is the pulsating heart of our post-productions.

Officina Kreativa also offers virtual production services in major Italian and international stages around the world. Our portfolio boasts a series of significant clients at the international level.

If you would like to use CGI animation for your video project, we recommend this article: CGI guide: discover the meaning of visual effects (VFX) and 3D animation.

If you are interested in the potential of CGI in events, be sure not to miss the opportunity to explore further. You will find more details by consulting the full article at the following link: Virtual Scenography for Events.

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