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Augmented reality, AR, is a tool that enables simulations to augment the person's perception of their actual environment (as opposed to virtual reality which provides a fully simulated perceived environment).

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.