AUTHOR=Reiners Dirk , Davahli Mohammad Reza , Karwowski Waldemar , Cruz-Neira Carolina 

TITLE=The Combination of Artificial Intelligence and Extended Reality: A Systematic Review

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Virtual Reality

VOLUME=2

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/virtual-reality/articles/10.3389/frvir.2021.721933

DOI=10.3389/frvir.2021.721933

ISSN=2673-4192

ABSTRACT=<p>Artificial intelligence (AI) and extended reality (XR) differ in their origin and primary objectives. However, their combination is emerging as a powerful tool for addressing prominent AI and XR challenges and opportunities for cross-development. To investigate the AI-XR combination, we mapped and analyzed published articles through a multi-stage screening strategy. We identified the main applications of the AI-XR combination, including autonomous cars, robotics, military, medical training, cancer diagnosis, entertainment, and gaming applications, advanced visualization methods, smart homes, affective computing, and driver education and training. In addition, we found that the primary motivation for developing the AI-XR applications include 1) training AI, 2) conferring intelligence on XR, and 3) interpreting XR- generated data. Finally, our results highlight the advancements and future perspectives of the AI-XR combination.</p>