Behind the scenes, data traffic for the sites from regular customers was directed to a series of virtual traps, known as sinkholes, that log information about who is trying to use the service.

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Last month, Vice President Biden kicked off the series with a virtual conversation about reducing gun violence.

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As such, much of the lab itself will be virtual, but IBM is building a series of physical spaces within its research facilities to facilitate the collaboration the lab is meant to encourage.

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In fact, the new ride offers guests the ability to create their own virtual concept before riding their SimCar through a series of performance tests.

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During the 14 months of our Take Two series, I've received virtual mailbags full of e-mails from listeners, with stories chronicling exciting changes, scary leaps and reversals of fortune (some up, some down).

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Then, on the following day, the doctors were asked to perform a series of simulated operations via a virtual reality program used to train doctors in laparoscopic surgery, a form of minimally invasive surgery performed with tiny incisions and a fiber-optic camera.

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Mr Bremner, despite being an admitted Labour supporter, has led the attack: his recent Channel 4 series featured a crazed, messianic Mr Blair being manipulated by a sinister, virtual-reality version of Peter Mandelson, the prime minister's chief image-maker.

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The second-screen content for "Graceland, " a series launching next week that revolves around law-enforcement agents sharing a house, includes a virtual rendering of the house that users can interact with.

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