Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality or VR is the simulated experience of a real-world environment.

Background
Virtual realities were used by the United States Armed Forces and the Vault-Tec Corporation for the purposes of education and training. Specialized equipment is required to experience virtual reality, such as the tranquility lounger. Virtual reality also served as entertainment, as pre-War VR programs can be played via holotape, or otherwise coded from scratch.

Before the war, Virtual Strategic Solutions worked as a private contractor for the U.S. Army, developing virtual training aids for various combat situations. The company installed the Anchorage Reclamation simulation in a Washington, D.C. facility. It was also responsible for installing a VR system in the Mount Desert Island Naval Facility which was later overwritten by DiMA to serve as secure storage for memories he did not have adequate space for over time.

Appearances
Virtual reality appears in Fallout, Fallout 3 and its add-on Operation: Anchorage, Fallout: New Vegas and its add-on Old World Blues, Fallout 4 and its add-on Far Harbor.