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Augmented reality can take the form of visual and audio integration in video games. The visual and audio effects are usually intertwined with the user's environment simultaneously. Augmented Realities better know as companion Virtual Reality takes on the challenge of artificially recreate or distort reality in a partially or all-encompassing 3D environment. Both Augmented and Virtual Reality games have made a break out onto the gaming scene early in the 1990's.
Popular AR games
February 2012: Zombies, Run! - Six to Start Mobile Game
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Price: Free to play; in-app purchase
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4 million downloads worldwide to date.
April 2012: Spirit Camera - Nintendo 3DS Portable Game
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Price: $39.99
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0.17m million games sold worldwide to date
July 2016 Pokémon GO - Niantic Mobile Game
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Price: Free to play; in-app purchases
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600 million downloads worldwide to date.
November 2018: Ingress Prime - Niantic Mobile Game
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Price: Free to play; in-app purchase
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20 million downloads worldwide to date.
June 2019: Harry Potter: Wizards Unite - Niantic Mobile Game
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Price: Free to play; in-app purchase
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17.6 million downloads worldwide to date.
As with most technology today. If there wasn't a military application to kick start interest and development. Vr in gaming would not be as far along as it is today. There is a counterargument though. That VR gaming technology is to advances, with a lack of game development to generate enough interest to see VR gaming councils. This problem has plagued VR gaming coinsis since their conception.
Popular VR games
October 2016: Sony’s PSVR - Gaming Console
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$299.99
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Sold: 5,000,000+ units
October 2019: HTC Vive - Gaming Console
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$1,059.00
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Sold: 130,000+ units
March 2019: Oculus Rift S - Gaming Console
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$499.99
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Sold: 160,000 units
October 2020: Oculus Quest 2 - Gaming Console
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$459.00
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Sold: 1,098,000 + units
Whiles virtual reality games are mostly tied to the consoles that process the augmented reality games break out on to the mobile sense had given augmented reality games a mobile approach to gaming and user interactions.