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# What is XR? 

Get introduced to key terminology, technologies, and design paradigms used across extended reality development.

in this tutorial you will learn the terminology, technology, and paradigms used within field of XR.

## 1. Welcome to Introduction to XR

[Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20190926/videos/fad1c3ea-273c-4da3-9a6d-5ed033f95a5c_C1_Course_Intro.mp4)

## 2. What is XR

[Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20190926/videos/29129d41-c931-492f-8e4f-8ad15fb77a2b_C1_M1_V2_WhatIsXR.mp4)