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You may have heard of virtual reality (VR), but there’s a similar innovation that’s appearing on mobile devices like the iPhone and iPad that’s called augmented reality (AR). Although they may rely on similar technology, virtual reality and augmented reality offer vastly different uses in everyday life.
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Wang, W. (2018). Understanding Augmented Reality and ARKit. In: Beginning ARKit for iPhone and iPad. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4102-8_1
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