Term | Main definition |
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Air tap | Air tap is a core gesture of HoloLens, which is used to interact with virtual content. It‘s a tapping gesture with the hand held upright and similar to a mouse click or select. |
Allow Rate | The percentage of users who allow an Augmented Reality ad or experience access to their camera when requested. |
AR Engagement | Any user interaction—swiping, clicking, etc.—within an Augmented Reality experience. |
AR Session Time | The amount of time a user spends within an Augmented Reality experience with their camera on. |
Artificial Reality | Virtual environments created through the use of computers and audiovisual devices. |
Assisted Reality | Placing information such as manuals, checklists, or diagnostics in a person's line of view, enabling hands-free interation with data. An efficient solution which has many potential applications in the industrial sector. |
Augmented Reality | Enabling a user to simultaneously view both digital elements and the real world, usually with the assistance of special computer-enabled glasses. |
Augmented Virtuality (AV) | Augmented Virtuality means to add some physical paramteres while being in a virtual world. The degree of immersion is usually very high. Using controllers and sensors to be able to move and grab virtual objects helps users to feel like a part of the virtual world. |
Avatar | The virtual version of a user capable of communicating and interacting with others in a virtual environment. |