NonVR

NonVR refers to media, experiences, or technologies that do not require immersive virtual reality hardware or software. The term is used to contrast non-immersive or non-VR experiences with those built around head-mounted displays, motion tracking, and stereoscopic 3D. In practice, nonVR encompasses traditional 2D films and television, standard computer and console games played on monitors or televisions, and non-immersive computer simulations that do not track head position or provide a wide-field immersive environment.

It can also include certain types of non-immersive 360-degree video viewed on a standard screen, web-based interactive content, and most augmented reality experiences that do not rely on VR headsets. However, AR and MR are distinct categories from VR, and the term nonVR is primarily about immersion, not the digital layer.

Usage and context: The label nonVR appears in research, industry discussions, and content tagging to separate non-immersive experiences from VR-based ones. It is not standardized and may be used variably across platforms and studies.

Limitations: The term can be ambiguous; some readers may interpret nonVR as simply 'not VR' rather than a defined category of experiences with lower or no immersion. Nevertheless, nonVR serves as a convenient shorthand when discussing the spectrum of digital experiences from fully immersive VR to conventional non-immersive media.