- Results show that VR and MR can be used and are safe for learning.
   - Can be used for courses that exist today for traditional learning and distance learning.
   - Can be beneficial in certain situations (like the Covid-19 pandemic).
- As XR technology improves, restrictions (comfortability, benefits) will most likely be reduced.
   - Ex: headset weight might become lighter.
- XR can provide experiences that learners are not able to in the real world.
   - Ex: mixing dangerous chemicals, using expensive equipment that the course cannot provide.
- XR is more immersive and active.

Advantages of Extended Realities

Extended reality (XR) is an umbrella term for a combination of VR, AR, and MR.

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- Virtual Reality (VR)
- Mixed Reality (MR)
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- Extended Realities (XR)

Education in the Digital Age: Learning Experience in Virtual and Mixed Realities

Allcoat, D., Hatchard, T., Azmat, F., Stansfield, K., Watson, D., & von Mühlenen, A. (2021). Education in the Digital Age: Learning Experience in Virtual and Mixed Realities. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 59(5), 795–816.

Virtual reality (VR) is a computer-generated 3D environment different from the real world and generally viewed through a headset.

Virtual Reality

Mixed reality (MR) is when virtual objects are visible in the real world and allows virtual objects and real objects to interact.

Mixed Reality

Augmented reality (AR) is when virtual objects visible in the real world but do not allow virtual objects and real objects to interact.

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