The Latest Types of Virtual Reality Trends: Hip or Hype?

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Non-Immersive VR

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Semi-Immersive VR

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Fully VR provides the most realistic and immersive experience. It typically involves a headset or HMD that completely covers the user’s eyes and ears, blocking out the real world.

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Augmented Reality

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Collaborative VR allows people from different locations to come together in a virtual environment to collaborate on a project or activity.

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Virtual Tourism

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Virtual education has become a popular tool for simulating experiences that would otherwise be impossible.

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Virtual customer

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