One area where mobile and cloud computing converge is augmented reality, which allows computer-generated content to be superimposed over a live camera view of the real world.

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More than ever, it seems, the digital artists who produce today's computer-generated blockbusters are bent on recreating a vision of reality that is likewise more vital and compelling than everyday life.

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As before, the headset is decidedly industry-facing, targeting product prototypers with an augmented reality system that lets designers interact with computer-generated versions of their creations before actually willing them into existence.

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One on microbes relies on virtual reality to let kids energize the body's immune system by whacking computer-generated images of viruses attacking healthy tissue.

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