virtual reality
noun
: an artificial environment which is experienced through sensory stimuli (such as sights and sounds) provided by a computer and in which one's actions partially determine what happens in the environment
also
: the technology used to create or access a virtual reality
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Amid an unidentified pandemic, her mom becomes the unwitting leader of a cult, her younger sister uses sophisticated virtual reality technology to keep in touch with their dead dad, and their neighbors start going missing at an alarming rate.
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Shannon Carlin, TIME, 22 May 2024
Three months after Meta and South Korea’s LG Electronics agreed to work together on extended reality devices, including virtual reality headsets, LG has ended the partnership, citing a lack of synergy, KED Global reported.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 20 May 2024
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Shannon Carlin, TIME, 22 May 2024
Three months after Meta and South Korea’s LG Electronics agreed to work together on extended reality devices, including virtual reality headsets, LG has ended the partnership, citing a lack of synergy, KED Global reported.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 20 May 2024
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“Virtual reality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virtual%20reality. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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