VR
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| In one sentence | Virtual reality, a technology that uses a special headset to make you feel like you are truly standing inside a digital world. |
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| Category | Software |
| Related | OTT (Over the Top) |
Imagine putting on a pair of goggles and suddenly feeling like you are standing right in the middle of another world, able to look all around you in every direction as if you were really there.
VR stands for virtual reality, technology that uses a headset, and often handheld controllers, to surround someone with a digital world that responds as they move their head and hands.
How to use it
- Ask a grown up to help set up a VR headset, since some need a phone, a console, or a computer connected to work.
- Put the headset on carefully, adjusting the straps so it fits snugly but comfortably.
- Hold the controllers, if the headset uses them, and follow the on screen instructions to get started.
- Move your head around slowly at first to look around the virtual world, and use the controllers to interact with it.
- Take breaks often, since VR can sometimes make people feel a little dizzy if they use it for too long at once.
Fun facts
- Some movies and experiences are made specifically for VR, letting a viewer look all around a scene instead of watching it from just one fixed angle.
- VR headsets track your head's movement so precisely that turning around really does show you what is "behind" you in the virtual world.
- VR is being explored as a brand new kind of entertainment, sitting alongside more familiar formats like theatrical movies and streaming.