The eXtended reality (XR) technology



The eXtended reality (XR) term used to describe immersive technologies that can merge the physical and virtual worlds. According to Marr (2019), the technologies available currently are augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR), and XR will be mainstream in the next five years. XR technology will give customers the ability to try before they buy. The XR collects and processes vast amounts of data along with voice activation and sophisticated visual display (Marr,2019).
According to Pomerantz. & Rode (2020), “The XR technologies were proving their value to education and Exploring the Future in higher education. Individuals and institutions have been involved with XR deployment on campus and identifying the open questions and problems that need solving. EDUCAUSE has published three reports on XR, which demonstrate that XR is an effective technology for active and experiential learning. XR helps promote student engagement with learning materials and deepens student interaction with complex problems. XR technology also promotes engagement with the XR technology itself (Pomerantz. & Rode,2020)”.
            The XR technologies are challenging, and the forces that are making more challenging are evolving technology and cost. The evolving technology is constantly changing. The XR technologies have hardware-platform dependencies that make it more difficult to adjust with software or hardware updates. The cost of implementing the technology is very high, which needs to come down for innovations.

References
Marr, B. (2019). What Is Extended Reality Technology? A Simple Explanation for Anyone. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2019/08/12/what-is-extended-reality-technology-a-simple-explanation-for-anyone/#782196b47249
Pomerantz, J. & Rode. R. (2020). Exploring the Future of Extended Reality in Higher Education. Retrieved from https://er.educause.edu/articles/2020/6/exploring-the-future-of-extended-reality-in-higher-education

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