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The first use of the term is attributed to Jaron Lanier, in 1989, who was then CEO of VLP Research Inc., a company providing computer equipment for virtual reality (gloves, glasses, etc.) (Steuer 1992). In English, the adjective “virtual” can be translated as “quasi, almost”. The expression virtual reality therefore refers to an idea of quasi-reality.

The image given by the media tends to create a shortcut between the use of certain devices and virtual reality. Moreover, we imagine that virtual reality is limited to the use of a head-mounted display and a joystick. We will present definitions of virtual reality commonly accepted by the scientific community.