Real Virtuality
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Real virtuality was coined by Castells, M. in 1996 within his trilogy entitled The Rise of the Network Society. He intended the term to show how the Internet has entered the tissue of society to the extent that there is no virtual reality to talk about; the virtual has become real in its consequences. He writes that “it is not virtual reality, because when our symbolic environment is, by and large, structured in this inclusive, flexible, diversified hypertext in which we navigate every day, the virtuality of this text is in fact our reality, the symbols from which we live and communicate”(Castells. 1996. p.403).
Castells, M. (1996). The rise of the network society. Blackwell Publishers.
Yus, Francisco. (2005). The linguistic-cognitive essence of virtual community. IBÉRICA 9 [2005]: 79-102 Universidad de Alicante, Spain.
Although Castells definition is still used it seems it has later been added upon from a techno-centric angle resulting in the less common definition:
Real virtuality is defined as a true high fidelity
multi-sensory virtual environment that evokes the same perceptual response from a viewer as if he was actually present, or "there", in the real scene being depicted . Also known as "there-reality" , such environments are interactive and based on physics
. All five senses are concurrently stimulated to deliver real world modalities naturally and in real time.
The primary delivery mechanism of Real Virtuality is termed a virtual cocoon
. This helmet-like device contains high quality visuals, 3D audio headphones, smell and tasting technology, and temperature
, humidity
and wind simulation devices.
Castells, M. (1996). The rise of the network society. Blackwell Publishers.
Yus, Francisco. (2005). The linguistic-cognitive essence of virtual community. IBÉRICA 9 [2005]: 79-102 Universidad de Alicante, Spain.
Although Castells definition is still used it seems it has later been added upon from a techno-centric angle resulting in the less common definition:
Real virtuality is defined as a true high fidelity
High fidelity
High fidelity—or hi-fi—reproduction is a term used by home stereo listeners and home audio enthusiasts to refer to high-quality reproduction of sound or images, to distinguish it from the poorer quality sound produced by inexpensive audio equipment...
multi-sensory virtual environment that evokes the same perceptual response from a viewer as if he was actually present, or "there", in the real scene being depicted . Also known as "there-reality" , such environments are interactive and based on physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
. All five senses are concurrently stimulated to deliver real world modalities naturally and in real time.
The primary delivery mechanism of Real Virtuality is termed a virtual cocoon
Virtual Cocoon
The virtual cocoon is a proposed, in development virtual reality helmet that will allegedly stimulate all five of the human senses when it is finished....
. This helmet-like device contains high quality visuals, 3D audio headphones, smell and tasting technology, and temperature
Temperature
Temperature is a physical property of matter that quantitatively expresses the common notions of hot and cold. Objects of low temperature are cold, while various degrees of higher temperatures are referred to as warm or hot...
, humidity
Humidity
Humidity is a term for the amount of water vapor in the air, and can refer to any one of several measurements of humidity. Formally, humid air is not "moist air" but a mixture of water vapor and other constituents of air, and humidity is defined in terms of the water content of this mixture,...
and wind simulation devices.