1 / 5Visitors watch a virtual reality shopping demonstration in a VR exhibit hall in Nanchang, China. The exhibit hall is part of a VR "base" that includes ones of the largest virtual reality theme parks in the world, sporting 42 rides and exhibits from VR bumper cars to VR shoot-em-ups. It's part of an effort by Beijing to get ordinary people excited about the technology - part of a long-term bet that VR will come into widespread use. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)
2 / 5Visitors drive virtual reality bumper cars in a VR theme park in Nanchang, China. One of the largest virtual reality theme parks in the world has opened its doors in southwestern China, sporting 42 rides and exhibits from VR roller coasters to VR shoot-em-ups. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)
3 / 5Liu Zixing, a mining ore businessman, right, rides a virtual reality "gyroscope" in a VR theme park in Nanchang, China. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)
4 / 5A visitor rides a virtual roller coaster ride operated by a robotic arm in a VR theme park in Nanchang, China. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)
5 / 5People walk by a giant robot statue at a virtual reality "base" in Nanchang, China. The city is trying to position itself as a leader in VR technology, opening one of the largest virtual reality theme parks in the world to get ordinary people excited about the technology. It's part of China's long-term bet that VR will come into widespread use. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)
