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=Virtual=

The term refers to the phenomena that seems to exist, but not in a tangible or physical way. A virtual version of something can function in a number of ways that are similar to its actual physical or material counterpart.

=Virtual Use=

In virtual realty users wear gear that allows them the sensations of a particular reality and they can respond as if the were in that physical space. Airline piltos can use virtual reality systems to train on the ground as if they werw flying though space. Virtual images have not referent in the real, but can be both analog and digital.

Example of a virtual airline cockpit

The term 'virtual space' has been used broadly to refer to those spaces that are electronically constituted, such as space defined by the Internet, the World Wide Web, email, but that do not conform to the laws of physical, material, or [|Cartesian space]. Many aspects of virtual space encourage us to think of these spaces as being similar to the physical spaces we encounter in the real word, however virtual space does not obey the rules of physical space.

The real estate market among other sectors of society use 'virtual tours.' It is basically a collection of photographs linked together to create a 360° view of the room/house. Here is a link to an example of a virtual tour of the city of Oxford, England. http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/


 * If you are interested in Virtual Reality please also refer to **[|Augmented reality]**

=Work Cited=

Cartwright, Lisa and Marita Sturken. __Practices of Looking: An introduction to Visual Culture__. New York: Oxford, 2001