Views in an XR space may display literally, e.g as labels or simulated print documents or web pages. Alternatively the text may be present and shown only on demand whether as labels or to expose metadata.
Both are plausible understandings of ‘text in VR’ but people’s default view of what such text is clearly varies so unless assumptions about the context of the text are surfaced this leads to miscommunication.
It is evident that, even if only subjectively, text needs to be visible for them to think of it when we talk of text. For those used to working with more abstraction, the visibility of the text is moot as regards its presence.
Neither of these is wrong, but clearly the two perspectives and those on the scale between lead to a different perception. If referring to ‘text’ in an XR space. without qualification, it can lead to miscomprehension.
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