Introduction

This section consists of an overview of key immersive media technologies, links to useful resources elsewhere on the internet and general notes that might be useful to others.

Immersive media is a term used to describe a set of related technologies that aim to extend our physical reality in various ways. For Virtual Reality (VR), this means immersing a user in a virtual environment. For Augmented Reality (AR), this means integrating virtual elements with a physical environment. Together, VR, AR and other related terms, are sometimes referred to using the umbrella term XR.

This section of the Knowledge Base presents a concise overview of the key technologies you are likely to encounter when working with immersive media and links out to other useful resources. XR content such as 360 video or real-time 3D software is the custom content that an individual or organisation might be interested in acquiring and preserving.