VR worlds

Simulated immersive environments

VR worlds are immersive digital environments experienced through virtual reality headsets.

Users can explore, interact with objects, and often encounter other people as avatars.

These spaces range from realistic simulations to fantastical landscapes: She spends hours in VR worlds building houses and meeting friends.

The term encompasses both gaming environments and social platforms like VRChat.

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digital twin · metaverse · social spaces · simulation · digital · cyberspace · presence · haptic · haptic feedback · Oculus · environment · dimension · realm · explore · teleport · holographic · pixelated · glitch

Opposites
ontological reality

VR worldsphysical reality

The material universe

meatspace · IRL · nature · wilderness · three-dimensional space

technological mediation

VR worldsdirect experience

Unmediated personal encounter

face-to-face interaction · wilderness

embodiment and presence

VR worldsphysical presence

Being somewhere in body

the here and now · immediate surroundings

Family

world, worlds, worldly, worldliness, unworldly, otherworldly

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G