virtual realities

Computer-generated environments

Virtual realities are computer-generated environments that simulate physical presence in real or imagined worlds.

The plural typically refers to multiple such environments or systems: The game offers several virtual realities to explore.

It may also reference the concept broadly—the various digital worlds people inhabit through headsets and immersive technology.

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simulation · cyberspace · digital twin · metaverse · imaginary worlds · escapism · out of body experience · interactivity · digital · immersion · digital environments · futuristic technology · transhumanism · The Matrix · headset · motion sickness · sensory overload · presence

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ontological status

virtual realitiesphysical reality

The material universe

meatspace · IRL · reality · atoms · objective reality

mediation

virtual realitiesdirect experience

Unmediated personal encounter

face-to-face interaction

Family

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