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A teen uses a tethered HMDD to play a video game.

VIRTUAL REALITY Virtual reality is a 100 percent computer-generated experience that takes place within a simulated environment with the use of a head-mounted display device (HMDD) or other wearable equipment. Specialized hand controllers provide users with an enhanced VR experience. When you use VR technology, the real world is completely shut out as you interact with an environment that is based on real-world historical events or settings (such as a battlefield during World War II, a coral reef, the White House, etc.) or imaginary settings. When you move your head to look in a different direction or walk around a particular area, the screen shifts accordingly,

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