Jan 10, 2026 · 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.

Jan 10, 2026 · An important area of application for VR systems has always been training for real-life activities. The appeal of simulations is that they can provide training equal or nearly equal to practice …

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 park rides, and …

Jan 10, 2026 · In 1992 researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago presented the first Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE). CAVE was a VR theatre, a cube with 10-foot-square walls …

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 lives of avatars …

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.

Dec 10, 2025 · Carbohydrates are a class of naturally occurring compounds, probably the most abundant and widespread organic substances in nature. They are essential constituents of all living …

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

Dec 31, 2025 · Mafia, hierarchically structured society of criminals primarily of Italian or Sicilian birth or extraction.

Dec 31, 2025 · Polio, acute viral infectious disease of the nervous system that has no known cure but can be prevented by a vaccine. Since the 1960s, thanks to widespread use of polio vaccines, polio …