What is Mixed reality (MR)?

Mixed reality is when you can see real things and virtual things all together in the same space.

Imagine you're playing with your favorite toy dinosaur. Now, instead of just seeing the dinosaur on the floor, it looks like it's hopping around right next to you, like it’s alive! That’s mixed reality. It mixes what you see in the real world with virtual stuff that isn’t really there but seems like it is.

Think of mixed reality as a special kind of window. On one side, you have your room, your toys, your books, and maybe even your pet. On the other side, you have a virtual world, like a video game or an animated story. With mixed reality, you can see both sides at once! You might be playing with your toy car in your room, but it looks like it’s driving on a digital road that appears right there on the floor.

Mixed reality isn’t only for fun, doctors use it to help them fix people, and engineers use it to build cool things. But for you, it might feel like having a superpower: seeing both your world and another one together!