In the context of digital technologies for entertainment, consider the following statements :
- 1.In Augmented Reality (AR), a simulated environment is created and the physical world is completely shut out.
- 2.In Virtual Reality (VR), images generated from a computer are projected onto real-life objects or surroundings.
- 3.AR allows individuals to be present in the world and improves the experience using the camera of smart-phone or PC.
- 4.VR closes the world, and transposes an individual, providing complete immersion experience.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer: B. Statements 1 and 2 swap the definitions: Virtual Reality creates a simulated world and shuts out the real one, and Augmented Reality overlays computer images on real surroundings. Statement 3 is correct: AR keeps you in the real world and adds to it using a phone or PC camera. Statement 4 is correct: VR immerses you completely. So 3 and 4.
Watch for: The swapped definitions look correct if you just skim the terms.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because statements 1 and 2 describe VR and AR the wrong way round.
- C. Wrong because statements 1 and 2 are false.
- D. Wrong because statement 3 is also correct.
Source to check: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) material on emerging technologies; Press Information Bureau releases on AR/VR
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