Virtual reality is an environment which is produced by a computer and seems very like reality to the person experiencing it.
[computing]
One day virtual reality will revolutionize the entertainment industry.
...the launch of the first virtual reality computer in the U.K..
virtual reality in British English
noun
1.
a technique by which a person, wearing equipment such as a headset or gloves, has the experience of being in an environment created by a computer, and of interacting with and causing changes in it
2.
such environments created by computer
Abbreviation: VR
virtual reality in American English
the computer-generated simulation of three-dimensional images of an environment or sequence of events that someone using special electronic equipment may view, as on a video screen, and interact with in a seemingly physical way
Examples of 'virtual reality' in a sentence
virtual reality
Welcome to the world of virtual reality.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The opportunities for virtual reality in entertainment, sport and social media are huge.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The aim is to get them to confront and overcome their fears in a controlled virtual reality environment.
The Sun (2007)
REAL life has been replaced by a virtual reality.
The Sun (2012)
Its virtual reality environment has been used to test driver reactions to fatigue and stress and to such measures as variable road signs and rumble strips.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
virtual reality
British English: virtual reality /ˈvɜːtjʊəl riːˈælɪtɪ/ NOUN
Virtual reality is an environment which is produced by a computer and seems very like reality to the person experiencing it.