Today in English we learnt about augmented reality and virtual reality, we also worked through workstations our teacher set out for us based around our topic of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. Although these give us an alternative views to what the human eye really sees, the difference between augmented reality and virtual reality is that AR shows us a enhanced view of real life with a mix of a virtual world and is usually seen with a phone. VR creates a whole new virtual world for us to see which is achieved with glasses or goggles. It sometimes can be hard to tell between what is real and what is fake while using VR.
Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality are both regularly seen throughout The Hunger Games and Uncanny Valley. Augmented Reality is used by controlling the tributes and what is in the dome they are in while competing, (otherwise known as the arena). The game-makers also control the weather, wildlife, climate and terrain. In Uncanny Valley, the people are made to believe they are addicted to a harmless virtual reality game, where in fact they are being used to go into a world and fight in a real life war.
