Virtual Reality (VR) is a technology that is currently still in its infancy. Most forms of VR that are now available to the average consumer have only been publicly accessible for about four years. Due to the novelty of VR, most people are not exactly familiar with its functions, the technology behind it, and its potential real-life application.
VR is a simulated experience that attempts to immerse a user in a completely computer-generated environment. This is most commonly done through the use of headsets and controllers that are being tracked in real time allowing one to not only see a virtual world in 3D, but also to move around, and interact with objects within that virtual space.
Currently, the most popular and well-known use of VR is in entertainment. This can range from video games that allow for full immersion, to movies and videos shot using 360-degree cameras placing the viewer right in the action. In addition to that there are also other forms of VR, such as Augmented Reality (AR), which adds digital elements on top of a real-world environment in order to enhance what we see, and Mixed Reality (MR), which combines elements of VR and AR so that physical objects in the real world interact with digital objects. Companies and independent business are also prototyping and experimenting with a variety of ideas, such as gloves that provide haptic feedback allowing the user to actually feel virtual objects and their texture, or treadmills that allow you to comfortably walk and run around in an environment without needing to worry that you will hit a wall in real-life.