virtual world
Simulated online environment
A virtual world is a computer-generated environment where users can interact with the space and each other, typically through avatars or digital representations of themselves.
The term covers everything from multiplayer video games to social platforms to immersive simulations: She spends hours in virtual worlds building houses and meeting people.
Virtual worlds may attempt photorealistic detail or embrace stylized aesthetics.
Interconnected computer systems
- onlineNetwork-connected state
- webInterwoven filament structure
- networkInterconnected system
- digitalOf discrete data
connectivity · cloud · data · browser · website · domain · bandwidth · streaming
Multiplayer internet adventure game
- avatarDigital user representation
- questSeeking journey for something
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
leveling · grinding · PvP · raid · dungeon · loot · NPC · crafting
Shared immersive digital universe
- singularityPoint where values explode
- neural interfaceSystem connecting minds to machines
- holodeckSimulated reality chamber
- MatrixNineties cyberpunk franchise
Ready Player One · transhumanism · mind upload · posthuman · cyberpunk · digital immortality
Simulated immersive environment
- headsetWearable audio device
- simulationImitation of real processes
- 3DThree-axis spatial representation
- metaverseShared immersive digital universe
haptic · sensory · presence · environment · interactive · augmented reality · Oculus · motion tracking
Imaginative mental wandering
- alternate realityHypothetical different version of existence
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- refugePlace of safety
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
parallel universe · dreamworld · utopia · roleplay · anonymity · persona · identity · wish fulfillment
internet
Interconnected computer systems
digital · connectivity · cloud · data · browser · website · domain · bandwidth · streaming · protocol
MMORPG
Multiplayer internet adventure game
- avatarDigital user representation
- questSeeking journey for something
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
multiplayer · leveling · grinding · PvP · raid · dungeon · loot · NPC · crafting · respawn
metaverse
Shared immersive digital universe
- singularityPoint where values explode
- neural interfaceSystem connecting minds to machines
- holodeckSimulated reality chamber
Matrix · Ready Player One · transhumanism · mind upload · posthuman · cyberpunk · digital immortality
VR
Simulated immersive environment
- headsetWearable audio device
- simulationImitation of real processes
- 3DThree-axis spatial representation
metaverse · haptic · sensory · presence · environment · interactive · augmented reality · Oculus · motion tracking · 360-degree
fantasy
Imaginative mental wandering
- alternate realityHypothetical different version of existence
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- refugePlace of safety
retreat · parallel universe · dreamworld · utopia · roleplay · anonymity · persona · identity · wish fulfillment · adventure
- imaginary worldsdreamland, fairyland, wonderland, fantasy realm, fantasy land
- digital thingsavatar, chatbot, AI assistant, NPC, bot
- game worldsHyrule, Azeroth, Skyrim, Mushroom Kingdom, Pandora
- online spaceswebsite, websites, webpage, web pages, web page
- unreal thingsillusion, delusion, fantasy, fiction, imaginary
- Virtual RealityVR headsets, VR, augmented reality, mixed reality, AR
virtual worldphysical reality
The material universe
real world · physical world · meatspace · IRL · earthly realm
virtual worldphysical space
Area with three dimensions
lived experience · face-to-face interaction · direct experience · nature
virtual worldnatural world
Non-artificial environment and organisms
nature · wilderness · physical environment · natural environment · the wild
world, virtual, worldwide, virtue, worldly, virtually, otherworldly, underworld, unworldly