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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The Break, a lounge for ages 11 to 15, features virtual reality gaming, interactive entertainment and content-creation studios customized to older kids.
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Katie Lara, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Those cuts affected at least five departments, including its Reality Labs virtual reality division, and were part of a larger reorganization.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 19 May 2026
The business features three game rooms where visitors can suit up in virtual reality gear to go face to face with dinosaurs or save the planet from alien invasions.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
It must be seen (via a special virtual reality headset) to be believed.
—Zachary Laks, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
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Katie Lara, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Those cuts affected at least five departments, including its Reality Labs virtual reality division, and were part of a larger reorganization.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 19 May 2026
The business features three game rooms where visitors can suit up in virtual reality gear to go face to face with dinosaurs or save the planet from alien invasions.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
It must be seen (via a special virtual reality headset) to be believed.
—Zachary Laks, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
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“Virtual reality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virtual%20reality. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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