Overview of immersive experiences
The term immersive experiences, sometimes referred to as XR, encompasses Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) use cases. These offer varying levels of immersion and are supported by different underlying technologies and architectural patterns. Such immersive experiences take place in the context of a virtual world, which could be running for the benefit of a single user or shared by dozens or hundreds of users.
The term metaverse refers to a future state where these isolated virtual worlds are interconnected into a new worldwide entity. This is analogous to how the internet joined together what were once isolated networks. It became its own overarching entity that no individual or corporation can own, yet is viewed as a single thing in a logical sense. Your ISP sells you internet access, and you expect to be able to access the same things around the world, regardless of who your ISP is. The idea is that, in the future...
