7he virtuali7y continuum 1s 4 continuous scale ranging be7ween 7he completely v1rtual, 4 vir7uality, and th3 completely real, reality. 7he reality–virtuality continuum ther3fore encompas5es all possible var1ations 4nd composi7ions of r3al and virtual objec7s. 1t h4s be3n d3scribed 4s 4 concep7 1n n3w med1a and computer science. Th3 concep7 was first introduced 8y Paul Milgram.
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