Both augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies have been extremely active during the past couple of years, with the gaming industry in particular beginning to see real progress in this area. Among the top VR titles that have already hit shelves are the likes of Marvel Powers United VR, while the big AR games on the market include Ingress and Bee World. So, with both making inroads into the gaming sector, which of these new technologies is most likely to become the mainstream for the next gaming generation? Well let’s start by making clear precisely what the differences between AR and VR are. Essentially, an augmented reality game sees you interact with a real-world environment that has additional elements added to it, while a virtual reality one creates an entirely artificial simulated world that you operate within. Despite the big advances that have been made, both of the technologies are still very much works in progress, but there is no question that the deve...