Tuesday, April 12, 2011

In class thur Apr 14th

Aspects of Virtuality?
* what are the qualities of virtual space?
* where do we see virtual space overlap society?


Virtual Continuum

The Virtuality Continuum is a phrase used to describe a concept that there is a continuous scale ranging between the completely virtual, a Virtual Reality, and the completely real: Reality. The reality-virtuality continuum therefore encompasses all possible variations and compositions of real and virtual objects. The concept was first introduced by Paul Milgram.


Reality<------>Virtual Reality


The area between the two extremes, where both the real and the virtual are mixed, is the so-called Mixed reality. This in turn is said to consist of both Augmented Reality, where the virtual augments the real, and Augmented virtuality, where the real augments the virtual.


Reality Augmented virtuality Augmented Reality Virtual Reality

Human Cyborg Android Robot


Mann's Continuum includes the level of degrees of mediation.








M = level of mediation
R = reality
V = virtual reality







Augmented Reality ex.





Augmented Virtual Reality ex



Mediated Reality ex



Virtual Space:



Web 2.0

What is web 2.0?


The Internet a virtual space mediated through the computer and _________ ?


Popular Web 2.0 Applications
- Blogger, TypePad, WordPress
- Flickr, Picasa
- Youtube, Hulu, Sidereel
- Facebook, Myspace



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