Between the physical and the virtual: The present tense of virtual space

Burrell, A

Between the physical and the virtual: The present tense of virtual space

Burrell, A

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Publisher:: Intellect
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Virtual Creativity, 2021, 11, (1), pp. 91-109
Issue Date:: 2021-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Burrell, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1690-7542
dc.date.accessioned	2021-06-22T04:28:23Z
dc.date.available	2021-06-22T04:28:23Z
dc.date.issued	2021-06-01
dc.identifier.citation	Virtual Creativity, 2021, 11, (1), pp. 91-109
dc.identifier.issn	2397-9704
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/149710
dc.description.abstract	<jats:p>This article explores a way of thinking about virtual environments and how they might be used to create new spaces, not as an alternate reality, but as an integrated part of reality ‐ regardless of this reality being physical and/or digital. Virtual environments can be seen as an extension of reality ‐ the physical and the virtual sitting side by side with one, more often than not, bleeding into the other. The virtual is not separable from the physical and vice versa. This position will be formed by directly referring to traditions that stem from processes and ideas around materiality, poetics and philosophy rather than centring on technical or hardware specifics. At the centre of this exploration is an ongoing investigation into the role of memory and imagination in narrative spaces in immersive virtual environments, stemming from the author’s background in interactive Installation art and designing for virtual environments. The article’s subtitle refers to Robert Morris’s 1978 article, ‘The present tense of space’, which informs the article’s overall position.</jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Intellect
dc.relation.ispartof	Virtual Creativity
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1386/vcr_00044_1
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.title	Between the physical and the virtual: The present tense of virtual space
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	11
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Design
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utslib.copyright.embargo	2022-06-01T00:00:00+1000Z
dc.date.updated	2021-06-22T04:28:22Z
pubs.issue	1
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	11
utslib.citation.issue	1

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This article explores a way of thinking about virtual environments and how they might be used to create new spaces, not as an alternate reality, but as an integrated part of reality ‐ regardless of this reality being physical and/or digital. Virtual environments can be seen as an extension of reality ‐ the physical and the virtual sitting side by side with one, more often than not, bleeding into the other. The virtual is not separable from the physical and vice versa. This position will be formed by directly referring to traditions that stem from processes and ideas around materiality, poetics and philosophy rather than centring on technical or hardware specifics. At the centre of this exploration is an ongoing investigation into the role of memory and imagination in narrative spaces in immersive virtual environments, stemming from the author’s background in interactive Installation art and designing for virtual environments. The article’s subtitle refers to Robert Morris’s 1978 article, ‘The present tense of space’, which informs the article’s overall position.

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