How to Use virtual reality in a Sentence

virtual reality

noun
  • But instead of the Force, the rats had to harness their spatial neurons to guide the object through the virtual reality.
    Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 2 Nov. 2023
  • We’ve been tempted to do [virtual reality] and all these other things, but that feels fake to me.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • By 2030 we may be used to working in virtual reality or in the metaverse.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • In that case, why not get a smartphone that captures video to watch back in virtual reality?
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The virtual reality flight lab or themed live demonstrations are reason enough to stay for the whole day.
    Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
  • But then Navarro took a virtual reality tour of the house of Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
    John Otis, NPR, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Three of the four rats tested were able to navigate the virtual reality tasks, per the Washington Post.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Or, if virtual reality is more your speed, there's also an area packed with video games, air hockey, and skee-ball.
    Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The virtual reality space is continuing to grow, and artists still have plenty of room to carve out their own niche within it.
    Gideon Kimbrell, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The virtual reality goggles, which retail for $3,499, will be available at all Apple stores in the U.S. and online.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Some kits even use virtual reality (and come with a VR headset for a phone) to enhance the lesson in a way that really excites kids.
    Maya Polton, Parents, 21 Nov. 2023
  • To do this, the rat was harnessed into a virtual reality system.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2023
  • At the event, some people gathered in groups, sitting in silence, to test out the latest virtual reality products.
    Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Strange Days is a movie that deserves more eyes, a prescient exploration of virtual reality and the societal issues that plague us to this day.
    Robert English, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The show, based on William Gibson's novel, deals with changes in society and how a virtual reality game figures into things.
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 27 July 2023
  • The Federal Trade Commission tried to stop Meta from buying a start-up that makes a virtual reality fitness game.
    David McCabe, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Audiences will have a 360-degree view with live camera feeds and virtual reality, and lighting and sound design that tracks the performer.
    Mark Kennedy, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2023
  • That’s impressive, given that many lesser-acts would surely be crushed by the virtual reality weight of all that surrounds them.
    Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The coming-of-age dramedy follows the dating adventures of Ida, a young Gen Z who has spent most of her social life in a virtual reality world, locked in her bedroom.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Despite being on the market for most of the last decade, virtual reality is heading in the opposite direction.
    Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The bHaptics Tact Glove is the best way to interact with digital objects in virtual reality.
    Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The main salon, for instance, features a state-of-the-art virtual reality (VR) setup for unique sensory journeys.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The movie had a lot of special effects, including a computer with no keyboard and a virtual reality interface that was well ahead of its time.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The drama has a sprawling ensemble cast, locations around the globe, sequences set in a mind-bending virtual reality world and enough physics to fill a season of Cosmos.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The same system will also be available to use with virtual reality headsets.
    Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Apple’s entry has added a jolt of energy to the world of augmented and virtual reality, which has been around for decades but often felt years away from relevance.
    Susan Baek, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Her first story in the collection is about a woman trying to see her mother through some virtual reality system.
    Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The village will be accessed either through virtual reality—there will be Oculus headsets available in Davos—or via your phone or laptop.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The 49ers and Cowboys will add virtual reality to their weekly preparations this season with more teams expected to sign on in coming days.
    Matt Barrows, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Having content from Hollywood studios has long been seen as a way to take the virtual reality business mainstream.
    Sarah Parvini, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024

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