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How the Growth of Mixed Reality Will Change Our Future: Challenges for Realization

Anuar Mohd Yusof 1*, a , Liang Jing Wai 2,b

Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Bachok, Malaysia

a anuarmy@umk.edu.my, iangjing.c14a1028@siswa.umk.edu.my
b

Abstract
The Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in nowadays is no longer needed a keyboard and screen to
occur the interaction between human and computers. Human can directly immerse into the designated
virtual environment through a headset, projectors and etc. Virtual, augmented and mixed reality
experiences that exist at the intersection of our physical and digital worlds will bring humanity to a
whole new world of evolution. Mixed reality able to merges real and virtual world together in a single
time to produce a new environment where physical and virtual objects can interact in real time. For
now we have been using for accessing the virtual world through screens, but in the future, we will
able to experiencing the virtual world ourselves. Every step of technology evolution consuming a lot
of money and mind. The challenge for realization of this technology is there and ready to be
experimenting and build. This includes any challenge in physical and technical for example the needs
to design a super realistic environment with an accurate device to be used by users. In this paper, we
will review some of the difficulties in building the technology and some explanation about the term of
mixed reality.
Keywords: Mixed Reality, Challenges, Virtual

Introduction
In nowadays ever-changing world of high technology gadget, we have heard a lot about virtual reality
(VR), then augmented reality (AR) and now we have mixed reality (MR).The general aim of the
mixed reality systems is the merging of our worlds with adding of virtual information to our real
world. Mixed reality is still a field that is relatively new to commercially and publicly available
application [1]. At most of the time in the consumer field, the term "mixed reality" seems to be fading
and is conducive to "enhancing reality". This is due to the importance of the VR that means the
difference between MR and AR is unclear; both of the terms are being used interchangeably, and
sooner, a term will inevitably be favoured by each other but for now its winner is AR.
According to SuperData Research website, $16 million to $17 million will grow in 2016 to
over $1.6 billion and $3 billion by the year of 2020 in the enterprise market of virtual reality and
augmented reality respectively. Furthermore, the predictions made are not only limited to the dollar
value of these industries. The business models of the current industry leading company are also
sculpting the future of computing ﹣showing us that the bigger players are focused on creating open
platforms [3].
According to Microsoft, their current big focus is on the mixed reality, including augmented
reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and holographic computing. “Windows Mixed Reality” is the new
name for “Windows Holographic”, and it works hand in hand with the 3D support. Microsoft’s mixed
reality headset called the HoloLens headset. Ability for user to see through the headset to the real
world, and digital images are superimposed on that image of the real world [4].
Therefore, this paper presents the review of current rapid developmentally on mixed reality in
the industries. It will include the detail explanation about the determination of mixed reality among
virtual reality and augmented reality while focusing on the challenges in realizing mixed reality to suit
the needs of every consumer.

Virtuality Continuum
The next generation telecommunications environment is envisioned to provide one "Ideal virtual
space with enough reality essential for communication." That means, of containing both “virtual
space” and “reality” occur at the same time in an environment of visual display [2]. The conventional
view held one (VR) virtual reality environment is one in which the participant observer totally
immersed in and interacting with the world an entirely synthetic. The world as it can mimic the