What is Virtual Reality?

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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, ...

Author: Michael Louka (mlouka@sn.no)
Last Updated: 18 November 1996