I-Virtual Reality (VR) ukusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe bekhompyutha ukudala imvelo eyenziwe. Ngokungafani nokuxhumana komsebenzisi wendabuko, i-VR ibeka umsebenzisi okuhlangenwe nakho. Esikhundleni sokubuka esikrinini, umsebenzisi ucwiliswe emhlabeni we-3D futhi uyakwazi ukuxhumana nayo. Ngokulingisa izinzwa eziningi ngangokunokwenzeka, njengokubona, ukuzwa, ukuthinta noma ngisho nokuhogela, ikhompyutha iba ngumgcini wesango kulomhlaba wokufakelwa.

Iqiniso elingokoqobo kanye namaqiniso augmented angohlangothi lwemali efanayo. Ungacabanga ngokoqobo ukungathandwa kwabathelisi esikubona njengokoqobo ngokoqobo ngonyawo olulodwa emhlabeni wangempela: Okungokoqobo okungokoqobo kulingisa izinto ezenziwe ngabantu ezindaweni zangempela; Iqiniso elingokoqobo lakha indawo yokufakelwa engakhiwa.
Kwangempela okungathandwa kwabathelisi esikubona, amakhompyutha asebenzisa izinzwa nama-algorithms ukuthola isikhundla nokuqondiswa kwekhamera. Iqiniso le-Augmented Reality Bese linikeza ihluzo ze-3D njengoba zibonwa endaweni yekhamera yokubuka, izithombe ezikhiqizwa nge-computer ezenziwe ngekhompyutha ekubukeni komsebenzisi ngomhlaba wangempela.
Kumaqiniso angokoqobo, amakhompyutha asebenzisa izinzwa ezifanayo nezibalo. Kodwa-ke, esikhundleni sokuthola ikhamera yangempela endaweni ebonakalayo, isikhundla samehlo somsebenzisi sitholakala endaweni esetshenzisiwe. Uma ikhanda lomsebenzisi lihamba, isithombe siphendula ngokufanele. Esikhundleni sokuhlanganisa izinto ezibonakalayo ngezigcawu zangempela, i-VR yakha umhlaba ophoqayo, osebenzayo wabasebenzisi.
Ama-lens embusweni ongokoqobo osuswe emuva (HMD) angagxila esithombeni esikhiqizwe yi-Display esondele kakhulu emehlweni womsebenzisi. Amalensi abekwe phakathi kwesikrini kanye namehlo wesibukeli ukunikeza inkohliso yokuthi izithombe zisekude. Lokhu kutholakala nge-lens ekhanda le-VR, elisiza ukunciphisa ibanga elincane lombono ocacile.