virtual reality
Computer-generated environment
Virtual reality is a computer-generated environment that simulates physical presence in an artificial world.
Users typically wear headsets that track head movement and display stereoscopic images, creating the illusion of being somewhere else: The virtual reality experience let visitors walk through ancient Rome.
Often abbreviated VR.
The term extends loosely to any immersive digital experience.
Wearable audio device
- presenceState of being somewhere
- hapticOf touch perception
- sensoryRelated to perception
- immersionState of being submerged
3D · lifelike · vivid · surreal · hyperreal · escapism · world-building · experience
Wearable audio device
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- sensorsDevices that detect input
- latencyDelay in system response
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
rendering · graphics · engine · hardware · software · display · optics · controller
Virtual electronic network environment
- avatarDigital user representation
- metaverseShared immersive digital universe
- socialConcerning community life
- telepresenceTechnological simulation of presence
persistent · identity · economy · land · gathering · concert · meeting · collaboration
Digital user representation
- questSeeking journey for something
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- sandboxEnclosed play area
- RPGExplosive launcher or fantasy genre
controller · esports · locomotion · teleportation · Beat Saber · puzzle · inventory · respawn
Communicative body movement
- hapticOf touch perception
- controllerDevice directing a system
- gazeFixed, intent look
- navigationDetermining position and course
grab · point · teleport · menu · UI · feedback · responsive · room-scale
Recovery from injury/addiction
headset
Wearable audio device
immersion · 3D · lifelike · vivid · surreal · hyperreal · escapism · world-building · experience · embodiment
headset
Wearable audio device
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- sensorsDevices that detect input
- latencyDelay in system response
resolution · rendering · graphics · engine · hardware · software · display · optics · controller · motion-capture
cyberspace
Virtual electronic network environment
- avatarDigital user representation
- metaverseShared immersive digital universe
- socialConcerning community life
telepresence · persistent · identity · economy · land · gathering · concert · meeting · collaboration · platform
avatar
Digital user representation
- questSeeking journey for something
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- sandboxEnclosed play area
RPG · controller · esports · locomotion · teleportation · Beat Saber · puzzle · inventory · respawn · leaderboard
gesture
Communicative body movement
- hapticOf touch perception
- controllerDevice directing a system
- gazeFixed, intent look
navigation · grab · point · teleport · menu · UI · feedback · responsive · room-scale · boundary
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- gamingvideo games, buff, games, PlayStation 4, gameplay
- modern technologysmartphone, smartphones, internet, computers, Wi-Fi
- Digital Ageapp, blog, emoji, hashtag, meme
- digital societysocial networks, internet, digital age, internet culture, digital natives
- digital technologyinternet, software, streaming, computers, CGI
- future techAI, drones, robots, autonomous vehicles, VR
virtual realityphysical reality
The material universe
physical world · meatspace · IRL · physical space · real life
reality, virtual, virtue, virtually, virtuous, virtuosity, virtuality, virtualization, virtualize