virtual world
virtual world
[¦vər·chə·wəl ′wərld]virtual world
(1) A 3D computer environment in which users are represented on screen as themselves or as made-up characters and interact in real time with other users. Massively multiuser online games (MMOGs) and worlds such as Second Life are examples. See MMOG, MMORPG, Second Life and metaverse.(2) A generic term for the online world of the Internet. See hyperconnected.