Technical computing term for immersive simulated environments, often used in research and industry contexts.
This laboratory researches applications of virtual reality.
Virtual reality technology is also used in medical training.
Common loanword for virtual reality, more widely used in everyday contexts than the formal kanji term 仮想現実感.
Abbreviation used in both Japanese and English; 仮想現実感 is the full Japanese term.
Compound of 仮想 (virtual) + 現実 (reality) + 感 (sense/feeling), likely a calque from English 'virtual reality'.