A virtual world (also called a virtual space) is a computer-simulated environment which may be populated by many simultaneous users who can create a personal...
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There is a 3D online virtual world created by Will Harvey and Jeffrey Ventrella. There Inc. was founded in the spring of 1998. Closed beta began in July...
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pose tracking to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment (particularly video games), education...
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Union and is confined to UEFA member national teams. Another virtual title, the Virtual World Championship, operates along the same boxing-style lines but...
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Look up virtual in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Virtual may refer to: Virtual (horse), a thoroughbred racehorse Virtual channel, a channel designation...
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A virtual economy (or sometimes synthetic economy) is an emergent economy existing in a virtual world, usually exchanging virtual goods in the context...
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Magic circle (games) (redirect from Magic Circle (virtual worlds))
there appears to be a relationship between virtual worlds and the outside world. Even though virtual worlds display a range of attributes that are unique...
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In 3D video games, a virtual camera system aims at controlling a camera or a set of cameras to display a view of a 3D virtual world. Camera systems are...
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chat rooms, social networking World Wide Web sites, or virtual worlds. Members usually become attached to the community world, logging in and out on sites...
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Virtual crime, can be described as a criminal act conducted in a virtual world -- usually massively multiplayer online role-playing games, MMORPGs. To...
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Designing Virtual Worlds is a book about the practice of virtual world development by Richard Bartle. It has been noted as an authoritative source regarding...
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Second Life (redirect from Second Life (online virtual community))
Second Life is a multiplayer virtual world that allows people to create an avatar for themselves and then interact with other users and user-created content...
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A persistent world or persistent state world (PSW) is a virtual world which, by the definition by Richard Bartle, "continues to exist and develop internally...
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In virtual reality (VR), immersion is the perception of being physically present in a non-physical world. The perception is created by surrounding the...
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Computer-generated imagery (section Virtual worlds)
frequently) 3D computer graphics with the purpose of designing characters, virtual worlds, or scenes and special effects (in films, television programs, commercials...
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Online school (redirect from Virtual School)
An online school (virtual school, e-school, or cyber-school) teaches students entirely or primarily online or through the Internet. It has been defined...
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computing, virtualization (v12n) is a series of technologies that allows dividing of physical computing resources into a series of virtual machines, operating...
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There are many applications of virtual reality. Applications have been developed in a variety of domains, such as education, architectural and urban design...
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Olympic Esports Series (redirect from Olympic Virtual Series)
federations. There is a mix of both physical sport taking place in a virtual world, such as in Zwift, as well as sports-based video games such as Gran...
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games: JumpStart 3D Virtual World: My First Adventure (originally JumpStart Advanced Premium Preschool World) JumpStart 3D Virtual World: The Legend of Grizzly...
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Nexon (section Free-to-play online virtual worlds)
consolidated company's portfolio. Nexon is a pioneer in free-to-play online Virtual World games which operate in contrast to games that require a large initial...
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Metaverse (category Fiction about virtual reality)
The metaverse is a loosely defined term referring to virtual worlds in which users represented by avatars interact, usually in 3D and focused on social...
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Apple Vision Pro (redirect from Apple virtual reality device)
interact with the system. Apple has avoided marketing the device as a virtual reality headset when discussing the product in presentations and marketing...
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Roblox (category Virtual world communities)
pandemic. Roblox is free to play, with in-game purchases available through a virtual currency called Robux. As of August 2020, Roblox had over 164 million monthly...
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user's head to match the orientation of the virtual camera with the user's eye positions in the real world. VR headsets typically use at least one MEMS...
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The virtual world framework (VWF) is a means to connect robust 3D, immersive, entities with other entities, virtual worlds, content and users via web browsers...
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multi-user dimension or multi-user domain, is a multiplayer real-time virtual world, usually text-based or storyboarded. MUDs combine elements of role-playing...
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A virtual office is part of the flexible workspace industry that provides businesses with any combination of services, space and/or technology, without...
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Libraries in virtual worlds are part of an immersive 3D environment that can be used for entertainment and educational purposes. Due to increasing interest...
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Tagged, Twitter Webcomic: UserFriendly, Penny Arcade, Sluggy Freelance Virtual world/city: LucasFilm's Habitat, Second Life, Millsberry, Red Light Center...
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