virtual reality
a realistic and immersive computer simulation of a three-dimensional environment, created using interactive software and hardware, and experienced or controlled by movement of the body. Abbreviation: VR
Origin of virtual reality
1- Also called ar·ti·fi·cial re·al·i·ty [ahr-tuh-fish-uhl ree-al-i-tee] /ˈɑr təˈfɪʃ əl riˈæl ɪ ti/ .
- Compare augmented reality, mixed reality.
- See also extended reality.
Words Nearby virtual reality
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How to use virtual reality in a sentence
Nanome streamlines this process by bringing researchers to the same virtual reality space to work on molecule development together.
Nanome raises $3 million to help scientists get up close with molecular structures in VR | Sophie Burkholder | February 9, 2021 | TechCrunchGaming is not great for virtual reality and I don’t think it’s a tech problem, it’s an existential problem.
Virtual reality is starting to see actual gains in gaming | Noah Smith | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostAside from the Main Street virtual venues, sponsors will also showcase new work in Sundance’s New Frontier space, which features virtual reality exhibitions.
How Sundance hopes a custom platform will help the virtual festival be as weird as the in-person version | Kristina Monllos | January 29, 2021 | DigidayIt’s just that virtual reality often has to reinvent the wheel.
Virtual reality has real problems. Here’s how game developers seek to delete them. | Derek Swinhart | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostIt’s a technical term for just how real your virtual reality feels.
Then last week, it kicked $2 billion for another revenue-less company, virtual reality tech firm Oculus Rift.
Fun for a Ship, it turns out, is spending time in virtual reality.
Nerdiness from Noah: Iain M. Banks and 'The Culture' | Noah Kristula-Green | April 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThough the project reads like an editorial fashion shoot, it is a complete trompe l'oeil, composed in a virtual reality.
Mary Katrantzou and Garjan Atwood, in O Sense | Lisa Larson-Walker | January 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHere are four amazing videos that show the remarkable possibilities of virtual reality and CGI.
Films like Avatar show the complicated power of virtual reality, where possible applications of computer imagery are endless.
The addition of virtual reality and other technical aids will enhance and potentially quicken individual decision-making ability.
Shock and Awe | Harlan K. Ullmanvirtual reality is synthesized as a valid simulation of real reality.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai NadinWe give life to images, sounds, textures, to multimedia and virtual reality involving ourselves in new interactions.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai NadinThe absent in a virtual reality environment is very often as important as the present.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai Nadinvirtual reality practical experiences take full advantage of these and other clinical observations.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai Nadin
British Dictionary definitions for virtual reality
a computer-generated environment that, to the person experiencing it, closely resembles reality: Abbreviation: VR See also virtual (def. 4)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for virtual reality
A computer simulation of a real or imaginary world or scenario, in which a user may interact with simulated objects or living things in real time. More sophisticated virtual reality systems place sensors on the user's body to sense movements that are then interpreted by the system as movements in the simulated world; binocular goggles are sometimes used to simulate the appearance of objects in three dimensions.
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Cultural definitions for virtual reality
The creation of images and tactile sensations by means of a computer, producing the illusion of reality. Images are often projected onto special goggles to strengthen the illusion. (See cyberspace.)
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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