Summary
Museums let visitors explore ancient objects through augmented reality on phones.
Planners create digital twins of neighborhoods to test new bus routes before building.
Key Points
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Virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality are called extended reality.
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These tools help teachers explain science, history and languages in a fun way.
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Museums across India are adding digital tours so more people can see their collections.
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Digital twins use real data to make a virtual copy of a place for testing ideas.
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The market for these technologies in India is expected to grow to billions of dollars by 2030.
New Words to Learn
18 wordsimmersive
making you feel like you are really inside a digital world
virtual reality
a completely computer‑made environment you can look around in
augmented reality
adding computer pictures or facts to what you see in the real world
mixed reality
digital objects that can touch and move with real objects
digital twin
a virtual model that copies a real building or area
haptic
technology that lets you feel vibrations or pressure from digital items
infrastructure
the basic physical systems like roads, bridges and utilities
startup
a new small business working on innovative ideas
policy
official rules or plans made by a government
government scheme
a program run by the government to support a goal
animation
making pictures move like a cartoon
visual effects
computer‑made images added to movies or games
gaming
playing electronic video games
comics
stories told with pictures and words
extended reality
the overall name for virtual, augmented and mixed reality
Internet of Things
everyday devices that can connect and share data online
fifth generation mobile network
the newest, fastest mobile internet technology, called 5G
artificial intelligence
computer programs that can learn and make decisions
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