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  1. Virtual reality (VR) | Definition, Development, Technology, Examples ...

    Mar 1, 2026 · Virtual reality (VR), the use of computer modeling and simulation that enables a person to interact with an artificial three-dimensional (3-D) visual or other sensory environment.

  2. Augmented reality | Definition, Examples, & Facts | Britannica

    Feb 17, 2026 · virtual reality (VR), the use of computer modeling and simulation that enables a person to interact with an artificial three-dimensional (3-D) visual or other sensory environment.

  3. Virtual reality Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    VIRTUAL REALITY meaning: an artificial world of images and sounds created by a computer that is affected by the actions of a person who is experiencing it

  4. Virtual reality - Entertainment, Immersion, Simulation | Britannica

    Jan 10, 2026 · Virtual reality - Entertainment, Immersion, Simulation: As virtual worlds became more detailed and immersive, people began to spend time in these spaces for entertainment, aesthetic …

  5. virtual reality summary | Britannica

    A computer-generated environment simulates reality by means of interactive devices that send and receive information and are worn as goggles, headsets, gloves, or body suits.

  6. Virtual reality - Immersive, Experiences, Technology | Britannica

    Mar 1, 2026 · Aspects of the virtual world emerged from social interactions between participants that had not been explicitly programmed into the computer-generated environment.

  7. Metaverse | Definition, Meaning, & Facts | Britannica

    Feb 17, 2026 · virtual reality (VR), the use of computer modeling and simulation that enables a person to interact with an artificial three-dimensional (3-D) visual or other sensory environment.

  8. Reality Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    REALITY meaning: 1 : the true situation that exists the real situation; 2 : something that actually exists or happens a real event, occurrence, situation, etc.

  9. Virtual Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    VIRTUAL meaning: 1 : very close to being something without actually being it; 2 : existing or occurring on computers or on the Internet

  10. Virtual reality - Education, Training, Immersion | Britannica

    Mar 1, 2026 · Virtual reality was extended to surgery through the technology of telepresence, the use of robotic devices controlled remotely through mediated sensory feedback to perform a task.