A new technology which provides the ability to create an artificial world and have people interact with it is called

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alternative reality

3-D reality

virtual reality

televirtuality

Correct Answer : Option (C) - virtual reality

A new technology which provides the ability to create an artificial world and have people interact with it is called virtual reality.

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.

Virtual reality is an artificial environment that is created with software and presented to the user in such a way that the user suspends belief and accepts it as a real environment. On a computer, virtual reality is primarily experienced through two of the five senses: sight and sound.

Published On : June 18, 2021

Category : Computers

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