Introducing the Concept of Internet of Digital Reality – Part I
Péter Bárányi, Ádám Csapó, Tamás Budai, György Wersényi
Abstract
With the growing pervasiveness of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality and Digital Twins combined with Artificial Intelligence, 5G networks and the omni-present 2D Web, we are entering into a new era, characterized by a multi-modal entangled combination of previously disparate realms of IT with human and social cognitive systems. This process of entanglement is arguably leading to a new, qualitatively different kind of reality, in which the borders between the physical and digital world, as well as digital representations and simulations thereof are becoming increasingly fuzzy. Based on these developments, the paper re-interprets some well-known concepts -including virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, as well as virtual / digital simulations and virtual / digital twins. Based on these new interpretations, the paper introduces the higher-level structures of Digital Reality (DR) and Internet of Digital Reality (IoD). It is argued that these structures can lead to a better understanding of the new possibilities afforded to humanity by pervasive digital technologies.