Definition (cont...)
- The meaning and correct usage of the words 'virtual' and 'reality', and the
appropriateness of the term 'Virtual Reality', are hotly debated by academics.
- Other equivalent terms used include 'Artificial Reality', 'Simulated Reality',
'Virtual Environments', 'Virtual Worlds', 'Synthetic Environments', 'Cyberspace', ...
- VR represents the convergence of many disciplines, including psychology, cybernetics,
computer graphics, database design, real-time and distributed systems, electronics,
robotics, multimedia, acoustics, physics, telepresence, ...
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