Alternate reality is often a synonym for
parallel universes in fiction
A parallel universe, also known as a parallel dimension, alternate universe, or alternate reality, is a hypothetical self-contained plane of existence, co-existing with one's own. The sum of all potential parallel universes that constitute reali ...
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Alternate reality may also refer to:
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''Alternate Realities'' (Cherryh), a 2000 anthology of science fiction by C. J. Cherryh
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''Alternate Reality'' (series), a role-playing video game series started in 1985 with two of several intended games released
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Alternate reality game
An alternate reality game (ARG) is an interactive networked narrative that uses the real world as a platform and employs transmedia storytelling to deliver a story that may be altered by players' ideas or actions.
The form is defined by inten ...
, a type of cross-media game
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Alternate history
Alternate history (also alternative history, althist, AH) is a genre of speculative fiction of stories in which one or more historical events occur and are resolved differently than in real life. As conjecture based upon historical fact, altern ...
, a genre of fiction consisting of stories that are set in worlds in which historical events unfold differently from the real world
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Alternate universe (fan fiction)
An alternative universe (also known as AU, alternate universe, alternative timeline, alternate timeline, alternative reality, or alternate reality) is a setting for a work of fan fiction that departs from the canon (fiction), canon of the fiction ...
, fiction by fan authors that deliberately alters facts of the canonical universe they are writing about
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Virtual reality
Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that employs pose tracking and 3D near-eye displays to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment (particularly video games), educ ...
, simulated reality
* A euphemism for "
psychedelic experience
A psychedelic experience (known colloquially as a trip) is a temporary altered state of consciousness induced by the consumption of a psychedelic substance (most commonly LSD, mescaline, psilocybin mushrooms, or DMT). For example, an acid tr ...
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Alternate facts
"Alternative facts" was a phrase used by U.S. Counselor to the President, Kellyanne Conway, during a ''Meet the Press'' interview on January 22, 2017, in which she defended White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's false statement about the at ...
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Metaverse
In science fiction, the "metaverse" is a hypothetical iteration of the Internet as a single, universal, and immersive virtual world that is facilitated by the use of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) headsets. In colloquial usage, ...
, a collective virtual shared space
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AR (disambiguation)
AR, Ar, or A&R may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Music
* Artists and repertoire
Periodicals
* ''Absolute Return + Alpha'', a hedge fund publication
*''The Adelaide Review'', an Australian arts magazine
* ''American Renaissance'' ( ...
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Megaverse (disambiguation)
Megaverse may refer to:
*Megaversal system, role-playing game mechanics designed for Palladium Books
* Multiverse, or megaverse, any hypothetical set of multiple universes in cosmology and other disciplines
See also
* Metaverse (disambiguation) ...
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Multiverse (disambiguation)
The multiverse is the hypothetical set of multiple possible universes that comprise all of reality.
Multiverse may also refer to:
Concept In fiction
* Multiverse (DC Comics), the fictional multiverse used by DC Comics
* Multiverse (Marvel Comics ...
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Omniverse (disambiguation)
Omniverse may refer to:
* '' Omniverse .:. Frequency'', a 2002 album by Rake
* ''Omniverse'', a 1970s-era fanzine produced by Mark Gruenwald
* '' Ben 10: Omniverse'', a series part of the Ben 10 franchise
* Nvidia Omniverse, a graphics collaborat ...
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Parallel universe (disambiguation)
Parallel universe often refers to parallel universes in fiction, a self-contained separate world, universe or reality coexisting with the real world, which is used as a recurring plot point or setting used in fantasy and science fiction.
Parallel ...
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Separate reality (disambiguation)
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Augmented reality
Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive experience that combines the real world and computer-generated content. The content can span multiple sensory modalities, including visual, auditory, haptic, somatosensory and olfactory. AR can be de ...
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