UseAI glossary
Augmented reality (AR)
A technology that overlays digital elements (text, arrows, 3D objects) onto what you see of the real world, via a phone screen or the lenses of smart glasses. Unlike virtual reality, it does not cut you off from your surroundings: it enhances them.
In other words
Like the offside lines drawn on the pitch on TV, but directly in your glasses.
Alyriaz articles that mention it
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