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In this issue
3Foreword: Sinking Deepby Paul Golata

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Immersive Technology Penetrates Reality
by Adam Kimmel

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Immersive Tech Takes Us from Spectator to Participant
by Jon Gabay

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Immersive Technology is All About the Techby Traci Browne

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Living, Working and Learning in Virtual Spaces
by David Freedman

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Beyond Zoom: How Immersive Collaboration Works in the Wild
by David Freedman

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Immersive Tech Changes Product Creation and Purchasing
by Carolyn Mathas and Jon Gabay

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3D Sound for a Virtual Worldby Jon Gabay

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The Future of VR Collaboration
by David Freedman

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Contributing Authors
Adam Kimmel
Jon Gabay
Traci Browne
David Freedman
Carolyn Mathas

Technical Contributors
Paul Golata
Joseph Downing
Christina Unarut

Design & Production
Robert HarperSpecial Thanks
Kevin HessSr. VP, Marketing
Russell Rasor
VP, Supplier MarketingJack Johnston, Director
Marketing Communication
Raymond Yin, Director
Technical Content|2Foreword: Sinking Deep
By Paul Golata

3 2 1 Go!
The decision has been made. The
point of no return has been reached.
I leave the ground, and I feel like I
am flying. I see it all. I marvel at thethrill. Suddenly! Splash! I hit! I am
immersed in a tomb of wet darkness.
Growing pressure. A slow, steadyrise to the surface. I breakthrough. Ibreathe.
At one time in your life, you haveprobably done what many of us
has. You stood at the edge of apool, deciding whether or not you
wanted to commit and jump in.
You finally decided and went for
it. Next, you experience complete
immersion, going from our normativeenvironment into the sinking deep
wetness of the swimming pool’s
watery realms.
Mouser Electronics empowers
innovation with our customers as
the realm of immersive technologies
develops. Immersive technology
provides an altered perception pathfor human beings to be mentallypresent in a non-physical world. It isshaping new perceptions of reality
and what can be perceived as real.
Employing technologies such as3|

augmented reality (AR,) extended
reality (XR), mixed reality (MR),and virtual reality (VR), it merges
human sensory experience withcomputers and digital information,
creating new environments to beexplored. Immersive technology will
redefine how we perceive thingsand significantly transform therelationships between human andmachine interactions forever.
To be successful in the future,companies will need to adjust
their processes to implement andexecute immersive technologies
with excellence. This innovativetechnology will enable humancreativity and consciousness toopen up new applications andmarkets. In the following pages,
Mouser Electronics will provide
the definitions and overview of thisexciting new technology. From there,
the relationship between objective
and subjective reality will beexplored. The requisite technologies
that enable its capabilities andtremendous impact on work,education, and our everyday lives
will be explored. Dynamic ways toexperience, touch, hear, and sense
will be touched on. It will conclude
by looking at how design engineers
have to adapt themselves to engage
with this technology.

Mouser Electronics invites you tosink in deeply and enjoy reading how
we have supported our customers’
design needs by solving thechallenges that face them. Comein and see how Mouser Electronics
is the right distributor to work withto satisfy your next-generation
immersive technology design needs.

About
the author

Paul Golata joined Mouser
Electronics in 2011. As a SeniorTechnology Specialist, Paul
contributes to Mouser’s successthrough driving strategic leadership,
tactical execution, and the overall
product-line and marketing
directions for advanced technology
related products. He provides design
engineers with the latest informationand trends in electrical engineering
by delivering unique and valuable
technical content that facilitates andenhances Mouser Electronics as thepreferred distributor of choice.

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