Virtual Realities

Definition
A virtual reality can be defined in two ways. It is an artificial environment that is created with a software. It is presented to the user in a way that makes the environment feel like a reality, like a real environment. On a computer, a is generally "experienced through two of the five senses: sight and sound." (1)Avatars are used through a virtual reality on a computer.

A virtual reality is also defined as "an artificial environment which is experienced throughs sensory stimuli (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" (3)