It has been shown that the immersion in Augmented Reality can be improved by utilizing image effects to bridge the visual appearance of the real and virtual worlds. In this project, a state of the art XR-1 headset was used to test, if the same applies to Mixed Reality. By using shaders and standard image processing techniques, we modified both the camera video feed and the generated 3D graphics to produce three distinct image effects: Watercolor, Cartoon, and Sketch. These were evaluated in an immersive MR application, which allowed participants to freely transition between real and virtual worlds. Although we cannot claim to understand the effects of stylization with statistical confidence, the results are promising and indicate that a proper use of stylization can bridge the two realities and as such improve the user experience, as long as the style is not too abstract and the system's performance is not significantly compromised.

Default view v. Stylized view (Watercolor)

Default view v. Stylized view (Cartoon)

Default view v. Stylized view (Sketch)