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`!Virtual environment software`! refers to any `F33f`_`[software`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Software]`_`f, program or system that implements, manages and controls multiple `F33f`_`[virtual environment`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Virtual_environment]`_`f instances (self definition).`:cite-ref-1[`F5bf`_`[1`#cite-note-1]`_`f] The software is installed within an organization's existing `F33f`_`[IT infrastructure`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=IT_infrastructure]`_`f and controlled from within the organization itself. From a central interface, the software creates an interactive and immersive experience for administrators and users.

>>Contents

• `F0af`_`[Uses`#uses]`_`f

• `F0af`_`[Background`#background]`_`f

• `F0af`_`[References`#references]`_`f

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>>Uses

Virtual environment software can be purposed for any use, from advanced military training in a virtual environment simulator to virtual classrooms. Many Virtual Environments are being purposed as branding channels for products and services by enterprise corporations and non-profit groups.

`F33f`_`[Virtual events`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Virtual_event]`_`f and `F33f`_`[virtual tradeshows`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Virtual_tradeshow]`_`f have been the early accepted uses of virtual event services. More recently, virtual environment software platforms have offered choices to enterprises – with the ability to connect people across the Internet. Virtual environment software enables organizations to extend their market and industry reach while reducing (all travel-related) costs and time.`:cite-ref-2[`F5bf`_`[2`#cite-note-2]`_`f]

>>Background

Providers of virtual environments have tended to focus on the early marketplace adoption of virtual events. These providers are typically `F33f`_`[software as a service`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Software_as_a_service]`_`f (SaaS)-based. Most have evolved from the streaming media/gaming arena and social networking applications.

This early virtual event marketplace is now moving towards 3D persistent environments, where enterprises combine e-commerce, social media as core operating systems, and is evolving into virtual environments for branding, customer acquisition, and service centers. A `F33f`_`[persistent environment`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Persistent_environment]`_`f enables users, visitors and administrators to re-visit a part or parts of the event or session. Information gathered by attendees and end users is typically stored in a virtual briefcase typically including contact information and marketing materials.

>>References

`:cite-note-1`!1.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-1]`_`f `:citerefjaydeep2018`aJaydeep, koyani (20 August 2018). "Characteristics of Virtualization".

`:cite-note-2`!2.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-2]`_`f `:citerefbuhalisleunglin2023`aBuhalis, Dimitrios; Leung, Daniel; Lin, Michael (August 2023). "sciencedirect". `*Tourism Management`*. `!97`!. `F33f`_`[doi`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Doi_(identifier)]`_`f:10.1016/j.tourman.2023.104724. `F33f`_`[hdl`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Hdl_(identifier)]`_`f:10397/99151.

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