What is an Environment in Spatial Computing?

Environment refers to the elements (i.e. geometries, models, objects, lights) that surrounds a user as they browse a scene.

This environment is offered to the user through the computer's (i.e. smartphone, tablet or laptop) viewport and can be explored by moving around the real-world, which changes the position and angle of the computer's camera.

These environments are constructed differently depending on whether they are offered as part of augmented reality (A/R), virtual reality (V/R) or mixed reality (M/R) experiences.

In A/R and M/R, the environment refers to the real-world outside the computer (i.e. smartphone, tablet or laptop), which is constructed via the point-cloud and which superpositions geometries, models, objects and lights to create the final result.

In A/R and M/R, the environment is completely artificial and refers to the geometries, models, objects and lights that create the final result.

Consult our article below to learn more about how computer graphics are rendered.

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