If you're going for the VER route; in real life/EcchiCredits - Nope. It's free. In Roleplay Money - All you need to do at the very least is imply that someone paid for it (Because it most certainly isn't free).
VER stands for Virtual Entertainment Reality - it's a lot like the Holodeck in Startrek. It's invented by Keza Corp. Basically you can create an environment (A simulated reality, RP within an RP if you will). Blackberry Characters come to your establishment to play that game. VER's used in many things, Gaming, Training, Movies, Simulations and many more. I haven't yet had time to really explain how one would go to making a VER and this is unfortunate, but I've been too busy to even roleplay properly and this is something that I'm personally unhappy with... :(
Basically what you (Not your character) will need to do is create a Location Thread (Example) [VER] Zombigeddon (See what I did there); like a Warehouse converted to run this VER, (Like Lasertag). This location thread will need to have an Extra Information, to explain to purpose behind the location, and the rules you want to have for it. Characters are created through the Character ID for Blackberry Falls; if your character has a character in these VER games, it can be specified within your character ID for that character. (I hope this makes sense). Then it's done.
Your character will need to do (Not you, your character); imply or outright buy the VER emitters from Keza Corp (They cannot be brought anywhere else, there are no cheap knock offs, no freebies and stolen devices WILL NOT work). They'll also need to "Buy" or "Rent" a warehouse. You can imply that Keza Corp fitted it; but they'll always be polite and friendly - never rude or condescending. For "Realism" I sincerely doubt your character will know instantly how to install it themselves - as it's still "New" tech in the RP and people are doing highly niche and specialised courses for it at Thorndown University.
After that the Simulated World is yours - have fun. :)
I know it seems needlessly complicated, and I promise there's a much more sane, perhaps better idea coming in the next big update that I hope members will not only like and love, but will hopefully stick with EcchiDreams for years to come. I'm actually pretty excited by it and it's something Neppy has been working very hard on, and it'll be free to ALL members, old and new. There's going to be some pretty big and awesome changes around here. :)
I cannot confirm what those changes are purely because we want it done properly; and to be a surprise - that and I promised NeppyNepNep. I even had to pass what I just said by her first before I posted it. It is her department, I am just the guy who makes sure the departments run smoothly and that the server is behaving and that the service is actually working. What staff do with their departments I actually (should) have little to no control over, because I trust them and I don't Micromanage. ^_^