| A | B |
| Data glove | A demonstration of how interactions with the virtual world could happen using a data glove |
| Boom | The user is looking into a box through something that looks like binoculars to see the virtual world. |
| Shared Virtual Environments | It appears to be possible for the users to see each other, communicate with each other, and interact with the virtual world |
| CAVE | The user is experiencing an illusion of immersion with surrounding world phased out. |
| HMD | Head-mounted Display |
| virtual reality | a simulated environment |
| desktop virtual reality | 3-D Illustrators |
| immersion | Eyes, ears, or other body senses are isolated from real environment and fed information that is generated by the computer |
| telepresence | This technique is used in the movie industry to create animations by using body sensors to record human motions and transfer them to animated subjects |