augmented reality

From the 3 September 2009 Economist:

Virtual reality never quite lived up to the hype. In the 1990s films such as "Lawnmower Man" and "The Matrix" depicted computer-generated worlds in which people could completely immerse themselves. In some respects this technology has become widespread: think of all those video-game consoles capable of depicting vivid, photorealistic environments, for example. What is missing, however, is a convincing sense of immersion. Virtual reality (VR) doesn't feel...