Surgical planning and training THIS applications help healthcare professionals by overlaying medical imaging data onto patients for real-time guidance.

can be accessed through smartphones, tablets or specialized glasses.

integrates digital content into the real-world environment, enhancing the user's perception and interaction with their surroundings in real time.

restricts interaction to only the virtual environment by requiring specialized controllers or hand-tracking devices to interact.

is often found in virtual theme park rides and simulations and used for interactive gaming and storytelling.

It became a long-term commonplace among users who then started to live in virtual environments instead of dealing with the real world.

this technology overlays computer-generated elements such as images, videos or 3D models onto the user's view of the physical world.

is a fully-simulated environment that immerses users in a computer-generated, three-dimensional world, completely replacing the awareness of the real-world environment.

this technology prioritizes interaction with the physical world, helps identify real-world issues and offers solutions with digital overlaying.

enables users to interact with virtual and physical objects in their immediate surroundings.

often involves the use of specialized headsets, which track the user's movements and provide a fully immersive experience.

can often only be accessed through a dedicated headset with controllers and other sense-tracking devices.

Popular games and apps like Pokémon Go and Snapchat leverage digital image layering THIS technology.