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2. The Sword of Damocles (virtual reality) - Wikipedia

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   The Sword of Damocles is widely misattributed as the name of the first AR (or VR) display prototype. According to Ivan Sutherland, this was merely a joke name for the mechanical system that supported and tracked (using attached wires) the actual HMD below it. [1]

3. Immersion (virtual reality) - Wikipedia

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   A woman using the Manus VR glove development kit in 2016. In virtual reality (VR), immersion is the perception of being physically present in a non-physical world. The perception is created by surrounding the user of the VR system in images, sound or other stimuli that provide an engrossing total environment.

4. Cinematic virtual reality - Wikipedia

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   Cinematic virtual reality (Cine-VR) is an immersive experience where the audience can look around in 360 degrees while hearing spatialized audio specifically designed to reinforce the belief that the audience is actually in the virtual environment rather than watching it on a two-dimensional screen. [1]

5. Virtual world - Wikipedia

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   Users exploring the world with their avatars in Second Life. A virtual world (also called a virtual space) is a computer-simulated environment [1] which may be populated by many simultaneous users who can create a personal avatar [2] and independently explore the virtual world, participate in its activities, and communicate with others.

6. Virtual reality in fiction - Wikipedia

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   Many science fiction books and films have imagined characters being "trapped in virtual reality" or entering into virtual reality. Laurence Manning's 1933 series of short stories, "The Man Who Awoke"—later a novel—describes a time when people ask to be connected to a machine that replaces all their senses with electrical impulses and, thus, live a virtual life chosen by them (à la The ...

7. Zero Latency (company) - Wikipedia

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   The company also sells its systems to businesses requiring free-roam virtual reality applications. [9] Due to their cost and complexity, Zero Latency VR's systems are not ideal for private use. [21] [22] Instead, they are intended to be used as public virtual gaming spaces or theme park attractions.