The Meta Quest 3, the VR glasses from Mark Zuckerberg’s company that are already on sale, come with many improvements and innovations compared to its previous version, but there is one in particular that is attracting a lot of attention: Mixed Reality. This is a feature that, similar to Augmented Reality, offers an experience as innovative as it is original.
Virtual Reality has been around for more than a decade and has managed to maintain a niche of users loyal to this technology, which provides maximum immersion to users by fully immersing us in the game itself. Well, Mixed Reality ensures that our physical environment becomes part of the video game, like Augmented Reality, but at a higher level.
Mixed reality, a new dimension of Virtual Reality
For years, we have been able to enjoy Augmented Reality at different levels, either on consoles like the 3DS or PSP, or on smartphones through games like Pokémon GO. However, even though it was technologically innovative at the time, it also had its limitations in terms of interactivity. Mixed Reality, on the other hand, comes to offer a much superior experience in that aspect, thanks to the immersion provided by the Meta Quest 3.
Ghostbusters will offer a Mixed Reality experience in the game.
Mixed Reality, an intermediate point between VR and AR, will allow users to enjoy a combination of features where, while seeing our physical environment, we will have real options to interact with it through the mechanics proposed by each video game. In the case of Ghostbusters, for example, we will have the option to suction all the entities that have appeared around us.
The advances in Virtual Reality
This Mixed Reality should not be confused with features like those planned to be offered by Apple Vision, which clearly focus on Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in terms of everyday use. Mixed Reality, as well as the main function of the Meta Quest 3, is designed for use in video games, providing gamers with a new tool to enjoy immersive titles.
In the last decade, the progress of these technologies has been astonishing. If the arrival of Oculus Rift was impressive in its time, the progress in this niche has grown significantly in quality. In fact, companies like Sony have sought to explore the same niche in the console world through PS VR2, which also demonstrated a significant qualitative leap compared to its previous generation.
