Alternate Reality

Alternate reality is usually a synonym for a Parallel universe.

It may also refer to:

  • Alternative universe (fan fiction), fiction by fan authors that deliberately alters facts of the canonical universe they're writing about.
  • Alternate Realities (Cherryh), an anthology of science fiction by C. J. Cherryh.
  • Alternate Reality (video game series)
  • Alternate reality game, a type of cross-media game.
  • Alternate Reality, A psychedelic dance music DJ/VJ team based in London, England.
  • Virtual reality, simulated reality.
  • A euphemism for "psychedelic experience".

Famous quotes containing the words alternate and/or reality:

    “In museums and palaces we are alternate radicals and conservatives.”
    —Henry James (1843–1816)

    “It can be demonstrated that the child’s contact with the real world is strengthened by his periodic excursions into fantasy. It becomes easier to tolerate the frustrations of the real world and to accede to the demands of reality if one can restore himself at intervals in a world where the deepest wishes can achieve imaginary gratification.”
    —Selma H. Fraiberg (20th century)