Batman shows us what mixed reality is all about

I really don’t like saying “mixed reality.” It’s a term that needlessly confuses two similar but separate technologies — VR and AR. HoloLens isn’t an MR headset; it’s an AR headset. Windows’ MR-based VR headsets are really just that: VR headsets. But at MWC this week, I saw a glimpse of true mixed reality, something that combines both VR and AR.

That would be Intel and the USC School of Cinematic Arts’ Batman experience. This was a small slice of a wider experience built with help from AT&T, Ericsson and Warner Bros.. It was running off a wireless HTC Vive Pro as one of the many 5G showcases at the show. You can see pretty much the entire piece in action in the video below.