Not virtual, augmented or mixed reality. Intel calls it merged reality.
Doubtful this will stick. It sounds like augmented or mixed reality. Was reality so bad that we needed another kind of reality?
The difference, according to Crunchwear’s notes from Intel, is that in merged reality you can pull real world elements into your virtual space. It’s almost the opposite of augmented reality.
You could, for example, pick up a bat to swing at a virtual ball, without breaking the vase on the table. The bat would be a virtual replication. intel proposes to do this without special controllers, utilizing their secret weapon. More on that in a second.