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  1. Virtual reality (VR) | Definition, Development, Technology, …

    Oct 29, 2025 · Virtual reality (VR), the use of computer modeling and simulation that enables a person to interact with an artificial three-dimensional (3-D) visual or other sensory environment.

  2. Virtual reality - Education, Training, Immersion | Britannica

    Oct 29, 2025 · These VR arcades and simulators, designed by teams from the game, movie, simulation, and theme park industries, combined the attributes of video games, amusement …

  3. Virtual reality - Immersive, Experiences, Technology | Britannica

    Oct 29, 2025 · Virtual reality - Immersive, Experiences, Technology: By the beginning of 1993, VPL had closed its doors and pundits were beginning to write of the demise of virtual reality.

  4. Virtual reality - Entertainment, Immersion, Simulation | Britannica

    Oct 29, 2025 · These VR arcades and simulators, designed by teams from the game, movie, simulation, and theme park industries, combined the attributes of video games, amusement …

  5. virtual reality summary | Britannica

    virtual reality, Use of computer modeling and simulation to enable a person to interact with an artificial three-dimensional visual or other sensory environment.

  6. Flight simulator | Definition & Facts | Britannica

    Further advances in computer and programming technology, notably the development of virtual-reality simulation, have made it possible to reproduce highly complex real-life conditions.

  7. Second Life | Virtual World, 3D Avatars, Social Networking

    Nov 8, 2025 · Second Life, life-simulation network on the Internet created in 2003 by the American company Linden Research, Inc. Second Life allows users to create and manage the lives of …

  8. Hofstra University | Private, Liberal Arts, Education | Britannica

    Britannica Editors Nov. 25, 2025 • History News • New VR simulator teaches drivers to navigate snow squalls, a dangerous winter weather to drive in • Nov. 24, 2025, 1:12 PM ET (CBS)

  9. SIMNET | computer network | Britannica

    In virtual reality: Entertainment military’s SIMNET system of networked training simulators, BattleTech centres put players in individual “pods,” essentially cockpits that served as …

  10. Definition, Characteristics, Examples, & Facts - Britannica

    Nov 22, 2025 · The Cell processor was designed especially for handling the intensive mathematical calculations needed to handle the virtual reality simulation engines in electronic …