An artificial environment created with software and presented to the user via digital technologies in such a way that the user suspends belief and accepts it as a real environment.

Eva in Dictionary of Digital Humanities

Apr 25, 2016

Immersive Technology

Technology that blurs the line between the physical world and a virtual or simulated world, creating a sense of immersion for the user experimenting it.

Eva in Dictionary of Digital Humanities

Apr 23, 2016

Alternate Reality Game

Interactive drama played online and/or offline that takes place over a long time period with multiple players gathering together.

Term popularized by Jane McGonigal

Related terms:

Game Studies

Eva in Dictionary of Digital Humanities

Apr 20, 2016

Augmented Reality

View of a physical, real-world, environment whose elements are augmented/supplemented by digital objects such as audio, video, graphics or data, resulting in an enhancement of the perception of reality.