Aspects of Virtuality
* what are the qualities of virtual space? what does it mean to be virtual?
* where do we see virtual space overlap society?
VR to help exten our understanding
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
Microsoft Hololens
Augmented Virtual Reality
Google Cardboard
Mediated Reality
Virtuality and culture
