senarealt

Senarealt is a term used in interactive media to describe the ability of a system to deliver sensory experiences with realism and temporal coherence sufficient to be perceived as real under intended conditions. It is commonly applied to augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), telepresence, and high-fidelity simulations.

The word is a neologism formed from sensory realism and latency thresholds, reflecting the dual focus on perceptual quality and real-time performance. It does not refer to a single standard, but rather to a set of design goals and evaluation criteria used by researchers and industry practitioners.

A typical senarealt framework identifies pillars such as perceptual fidelity (spatial and temporal accuracy of visual, auditory, and haptic cues), latency and synchronization (the time between action, stimulus, and perception), environmental integration (coherence with lighting, acoustics, and physics), and adaptive rendering (dynamic quality adjustments to maintain fidelity under bandwidth or compute limits). Measurements combine subjective perceptual tests with objective metrics like frame latency and inter-modal synchronization error.

Uses include designing AR overlays that align with real surroundings, VR simulations for training, and telepresence systems that simulate physical presence across distances. In research, senarealt serves as a target for evaluating new display technologies, compression schemes, and perceptual rendering algorithms.

Critiques focus on the lack of a universal standard, variability across individuals, and the high resource demands required to reach high fidelity in all conditions. Some worry that emphasis on perceptual realism could obscure safety, privacy, or ethical concerns in immersive environments.

Related topics include realism in media, latency, telepresence, augmented reality, virtual reality, and perceptual rendering.