Mobile games were the first to popularize ______, which uses an image of an actual place or thing and adds digital information to it.

Augmented reality overlays digital information onto an image of a real place or thing, which mobile games first popularized.

Virtual reality replaces the real world entirely with a fully computer-generated environment.

Mixed reality blends real and virtual objects that can interact, going beyond simple overlay.

Computer-aided design uses software to create precise technical drawings and models, not live overlays.

Location-based mobile games brought augmented reality to everyday smartphone users.

It typically uses the phone camera and sensors to anchor digital content to the real view.