This category has to do with immersive, graphical, persistent state environment, non-combat virtual worlds -- like aWide Open SandboxMMORPG that isall sandbox, no game. These worlds could someday becomeThe Metaverse - in fact, some might argue that they already have.

For in-universe virtual worlds, seeLotus Eater Machine,Cyberspace andInside a Computer System.

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