Lucid Dreaming is the rare and remarkable situation when a dreamer is aware they are dreaming and manages to remain asleep. Often in these situations the dreamer has remarkable control of the environment and course of events within their dreams, and this is the goal of virtual dreaming, to assist the subject in attaining a lucid dream. The concept of lucid dreaming is not a new one and there have been numerous attempts to induce the state with various rates of success. The problem lies largely with the consistency of the methods. A commonly held theory is that it is a good idea to ‘sleep on it’, it being a particular vexing problem at hand. Often the case is that after a good night’s sleep one will be struck with a burst of inspiration and discover an innovative solution. The answer often lies in our dreams. Dr. Stephen LaBerge developed an approach that he labelled mnemonic induction of lucid dreams, or MILD. He maintains that by recognizing a dream one is dreaming one can attain control over it. LaBerge combined this with a number of supplements designed to boost Acetylcholine levels to increase the likelihood of lucid dreaming. Researchers following LaBerge, including Thomas Yuschak, further refined this method and cited the need for balancing the levels of other hormones and neurotransmitters, including Serotonin, Dopamine and Norepinephrine. Yuschak’s book, published in 2006, would gain widespread popularity amongst people seeking to enhance their dreams for recreational or self-help purposes, as it went into detail on how to combine supplements with other techniques to enhance the vividness and overall recall of dreams. Approaches such as LaBerge and Yuschak’s increased the chances of attaining a lucid dream significantly but the statistics of research into dreams showed that overall chances remained slim until the founding of the Institute for Development of Dream Research by McNaughton in 2001, the organisation behind the development of the virtual dreaming technology.