XR unmasked

Exploring the complexities of design and simulation in extended reality. As XR pushes the boundaries of immersive technology, the challenge of creat-ing a flawless simulated reality presents unique design hurdles. In this critical analysis, we unpack the fundamental issues, identifying potential solutions and forecasting future developments in the XR landscape.

Extended reality (XR) applications, including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR), are revolutionizing the way we interact with digital content. In healthcare XR has the potential to play a significant role in medical training, simulation, and patient care, while in education XR is revolution-izing the learning experience, providing students with immersive and interactive educational content. In the entertainment and gaming industry XR is continuing to redefine the way we consume media and interact with virtual worlds through fully immersive VR gaming experiences, mixed reality live events, and interactive storytelling. XR is also having an impact on the industrial sector by facilitating remote collaboration and training for workers in hazardous or remote envi-ronments and providing real-time remote assistance to support technicians in trou-bleshooting and maintenance.

In this critical analysis, Jeremy Picot-Clemente unpacks the fundamental issues, identifying potential solutions and forecasting future developments in the XR landscape. The article also mentions companies currently addressing these challenges for XR in software, design, and simulation, and design and manufacturing, like Ansys, PlanOpSim, JOYA Team, SCIVAX Corporation, Dispelix, PanDao. Read the full article at Photonics Views.