Frontiers in Virtual Reality (Sep 2021)

The Combination of Artificial Intelligence and Extended Reality: A Systematic Review

  • Dirk Reiners,
  • Mohammad Reza Davahli,
  • Waldemar Karwowski,
  • Carolina Cruz-Neira

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/frvir.2021.721933
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2

Abstract

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Artificial intelligence (AI) and extended reality (XR) differ in their origin and primary objectives. However, their combination is emerging as a powerful tool for addressing prominent AI and XR challenges and opportunities for cross-development. To investigate the AI-XR combination, we mapped and analyzed published articles through a multi-stage screening strategy. We identified the main applications of the AI-XR combination, including autonomous cars, robotics, military, medical training, cancer diagnosis, entertainment, and gaming applications, advanced visualization methods, smart homes, affective computing, and driver education and training. In addition, we found that the primary motivation for developing the AI-XR applications include 1) training AI, 2) conferring intelligence on XR, and 3) interpreting XR- generated data. Finally, our results highlight the advancements and future perspectives of the AI-XR combination.

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