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

    Dec 23, 2025 · These VR arcades and simulators, designed by teams from the game, movie, simulation, and theme park industries, combined the attributes of video games, amusement …

  2. Virtual reality (VR) | Definition, Development, Technology, …

    Dec 20, 2025 · 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 - Entertainment, Immersion, Simulation | Britannica

    Dec 9, 2025 · These VR arcades and simulators, designed by teams from the game, movie, simulation, and theme park industries, combined the attributes of video games, amusement …

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

    Dec 23, 2025 · Virtual reality - Immersive, Experiences, Technology: By the beginning of 1993, VPL had closed its doors and pundits were beginning to write of the demise of virtual reality.

  5. Flight simulator | Definition & Facts | Britannica

    Further advances in computer and programming technology, notably the development of virtual-reality simulation, have made it possible to reproduce highly complex real-life conditions.

  6. Second Life | Virtual World, 3D Avatars, Social Networking

    Dec 18, 2025 · Second Life, life-simulation network on the Internet created in 2003 by the American company Linden Research, Inc. Second Life allows users to create and manage the …

  7. SIMNET | computer network | Britannica

    In virtual reality: Entertainment military’s SIMNET system of networked training simulators, BattleTech centres put players in individual “pods,” essentially cockpits that served as …

  8. Visually Coupled Airborne Systems Simulator - Britannica

    In virtual reality: Education and training …in 1982 he demonstrated the Visually Coupled Airborne Systems Simulator—better known as the Darth Vader helmet, for the armoured archvillain of …

  9. Definition, Characteristics, Examples, & Facts - Britannica

    Nov 22, 2025 · The Cell processor was designed especially for handling the intensive mathematical calculations needed to handle the virtual reality simulation engines in electronic …

  10. Mall of America | History, Stores, Attractions, & Facts | Britannica

    Dec 22, 2025 · Other entertainment options in the mall were an escape room, a Crayola crayons attraction, a flight simulation ride, two miniature golf courses, laser tag, virtual reality …