Virtual reality

Virtual reality or VR is a simulated experience that can be similar to or completely different from the real world, in environments to generate realistic images, sounds, and other sensations that simulate a user's physical presence in a virtual environment. 
==Background==
Virtual reality was used by the United States Armed Forces and the Vault-Tec Corporation for the purposes of education and training. Virtual reality also served as entertainment and was utilized for educational purposes. Specialized equipment is required to experience virtual reality, such as the tranquility lounger. Pre-War VR programs can be played via holotape, or otherwise coded from scratch.The Courier: "Did you make the training VR yourself?"Lars Taggart: "Not far from it. When we reclaimed this bunker, I found a number of VR tapes. Most were corrupted, but a few programs still ran. Using those as my foundation, I was able to code the training VR, as well as other applications."(Lars Taggart's dialogue) 
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.The Nucleus terminal entries; Captain Wabash's terminal, SUBJ: VR SystemThe Sole Survivor: "You left your memories behind? How does that work?"DiMA: "As a prototype synth, my... raw data capacity is limited. I began using computer banks to expand. To give me room to ponder. See new things. "(DiMA's dialogue)
==Locations==
There are several locations with VR simulators, utilized for a variety of purposes, including: 
Location 	Description 	Appearances 	Reference
The Vessel 	Used as a security mechanism, created by Virtual Strategic Solutions. 	Fallout 4Far Harbor 	
Vault 13 	A single SimTek 5000 for virtual reality training. 	Fallout 	
Vault 112 	Lounger simulations connected to a Simtek 6000 administered by Stanislaus Braun. Three simulations were conducted via tranquility loungers including Toucan Lagoon and Slalom Chalet, and Tranquility Lane.	Fallout 3 	Tranquility Lane terminal entries
Outcast outpost 	Virtual Strategic Solutions Anchorage Reclamation simulation designed to recreate military aspects of the Battle of Anchorage. 	Fallout 3Operation: Anchorage 	
Nellis Air Force Base 	Used as flight simulators to train pilots, utilized by the Boomers. 	Fallout: New Vegas 	Courier: "How has Nellis taught your people to fly?"Pete: "Once we restored power, we learned that some elaborate chairs we'd been sleeping in were actually virtual reality simulators. We believe they were used to train combat pilots. We use them extensively. I alone have shot down over 500 Chinese Xian-85 fighters! Before you ask, I'm afraid there's no way you can be allowed to use the simulators. They are for our use only. Sorry."(Pete's dialogue)
Hidden Valley bunker 	Training simulators used by the Mojave Brotherhood of Steel. 	Fallout: New Vegas 	The Courier: "Do all of the brothers use this equipment?"Lars Taggart: "Everyone in the base has to spend a minimum of five hours a week running tactical simulations, but outside that, interest is scarce. It wasn't always this way. When we first moved into the bunker, everyone was so excited that the VR systems were intact. Over time, though, my fellows have become listless and less entertained by the wonders of the technology around us. That's why Apprentice Watkins is such a joy to work with. Her unbridled enthusiasm for virtual combat is unparalleled."(Lars Taggart's dialogue)Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide p. 403: "Hidden Valley Bunker L2, VR ChamberThe VR pods are currently (and permanently) offline, but Head Scribe Taggart is here, and can speak to you during Side Quest: Still in the Dark."(Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide Collector's Edition) Simulation note
Big MT X-13 research facility	Broken VR simulation room, destroyed by one of the staff members after it caused several deaths. 	Fallout: New VegasOld World Blues	VR simulation note
Goodneighbor, Memory Den 	Simulation pods that allow individuals to re-live past memories. 	Fallout 4 	
==Notes==
* Although the Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide describes the Mojave Brotherhood's VR pods as inoperable, in-game they are utilized by members of the group for combat simulation.
* The "SimTek 5000" post-nuclear simulation program is mentioned in both the Fallout and Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide.Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Page 2-1: "The Vault-Tec Research Group has determined that after a long period of security, many Vault-Dwellers will feel “uncomfortable” with the idea of returning to the outside world. The SimTek 5000 will provide a safe and reassuring return to life on the outside world. This chapter will give you a brief walk-through of the operation of the SimTek 5000."Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide p. 3: "Vault-Tec Limited Liability InformationThese scenarios were developed through scientific projections obtained from roughly 15,000,000 documented tests using the SimTek 5000, Vault-Tec’ Science Service’s most advanced post-nuclear simulation. The Vault-Tec Documentation Department has used the most likely projections as the basis for this guide. As this information was gleamed through simulation, we can not guarantee 100% accuracy. It is possible that things aboveground will be worse. For this reason, we must remind and implore you that your only real safety lies in a comfortable and sensible life underground."
==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.
==Gallery==
Simtek5000.jpg|Vault 13's SimTek5000
VSS 2.jpg
VSS 1.jpg
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VSS sim pod.jpg
Sim Exit door.jpg|Tranquility Lane simulation exit
Dog gone Evil FUN.jpg|Some fun in the simulation
Vault 112 TQ.jpeg|Tranquility loungers in Vault 112
VR simulation.jpg|Virtual reality room at Big MT
X-13 VR simulation room.jpg
VR simulation room axe.jpg
Mess hall tranq loungers.jpg|At Nellis
Mess hall & munitions storage vr pod.jpg|At Nellis
FNV VR Hidden Valley.png|At the Hidden Valley bunker
FO4_Memory_Den_hall.png
FO3 TL lounger 1.jpg
FO3 TL lounger 2.jpg
FO3 TL lounger 3.jpg
FO3 TL lounger 4.jpg
FO3 TL lounger 5.jpg
FO3 TL lounger 6.jpg
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MemoryDen-Kent-Fallout4.jpg
FO4-Robco-MemoryDen.jpg
BestLeftForgotten_MainQuest_FO4.png|Inside the USS Democracy VR
Fo4-memory-den-concept2.png|From The Art of Fallout 4
FO4 Art book memory pod.png|From the Art of Fallout 4
FO4 Memory lounger loading screen.png|Loading screen slide
FNV VR pod 1.png|Virtual reality pod from Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas
FNV VR pod 2.png|Side view
FNV VR pod 3.png|Back view
==References==
Category:Vault-Tec technology
Category:United States Armed Forces
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