Virtual Reality (VR) is considered as important technology, giving scope for a great leap for adverse fields. Virtual reality is sometimes referred to as immersive multimedia, is a computer-simulated environment that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world or imagined worlds. This paper brushes the importance of this stimulated reality stating how VR has gone through advancements giving the authors a cutting edge technology. It correlates an in-depth detail about origin and history of early VR and elaborates the current stand of this technology in the society.