First of all welcome to the site! Lucid dreaming can be as real as day, or even better, but also fuzzy at times. In your normal dreams, do you feel, smell, breathe or talk to dream characters? Actual dreaming is not quite like Inception, as it was a movie, but it's bringing many people to the world of lucid dreaming, and is a great movie. Just look around on the tutorials and keep a dream journal and experience one for yourself. I recommend doing both the DILD and MILD techniques at the same time for best results. Good luck!