# Towards Understanding Diminished Reality ## Overview **Authors:** Yi Fei Cheng, Hang Yin, Yukang Yan, Jan Gugenheimer, David Lindlbauer **Publication Date:** 1 January 2022 **Link:** **Keywords:** AR / VR / XR, Context-Aware Computing, Diminished Reality (DM), Content Removal, Visual Environment, User Perception, Interaction, DR-enabled Environments, Implementation, feasibility, applications **Type:** Articles/Reports ## Summary Diminished reality (DR) refers to the concept of removing content from a user's visual environment. While its implementation is becoming feasible, it is still unclear how users perceive and interact in DR-enabled environments and what applications it benefits. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://library.xrguild.org/current-peer-reviewed-immersive-technologies/towards-understanding-diminished-reality.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.