Virtual Production Vocabulary

XR – EXTENDED REALITY

XR covers the full spectrum of real-world and virtual environments. It entails the use of a cinema-quality camera paired with the use of LED screens, utilizing complex server & network systems to extend the set of the virtual world beyond the pixels of the LED screen. This process also includes AR elements to be integrated seamlessly into the shot.

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VR – VIRTUAL REALITY

VR is built on applications that use headsets to fully immerse the user into a computer-simulated reality. These headsets generate realistic sounds and images that engage the senses to create an interactive virtual world.

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AR – AUGMENTED REALITY

AR is not a new reality, but a layer on top of your existing one. Rather than immersing users, AR relies on a device to accurately track camera data, for the ability to integrate non-existent or abstract elements into the camera shot, while adding dynamic overlay digital graphics into a real-world environment.

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MR – MIXED REALITY

MR stands somewhere between VR and AR. It blends real and virtual worlds to create complex environments where physical and digital elements can interact in real-time. Like AR, it overlays synthetic content in a real-world environment, and like VR, this content is interactive and uses can manipulate the digital objects in their physical space.

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