Virtual Identity

`I am my body to the extent that I am,' - J.P.Sartre, Being and Nothingness

Comparing to physical, virtual world is different, made of information, bits and bytes. Although in everyday life virtual denotes quasi, pseudo or fake, in different contexts this term we perceive in different ways.

For example, in philosophical context, virtual is 'unreal' entity, though can imply the qualities of real. Many sociologists, anthropologists, and philosophers use term virtual for the facet of reality that is not material, but despite everything is real (Deluze).

One of many aspects points out on virtual as surface, facade, mask, created by realistically caused interactions happening on material level. When you are using computer, the image projected on the screen depends on physical interactions happening on hardware level. Here, virtual is possibility that stays fulfilled in concrete, actual. It's not yet material, but it is real. Michel Foucault advocated the idea that identity isn't stable component of the humanity, but something that is constantly changing.

On ontology level, actual, potential, virtual - denotes something that isn't [ physical ] realistic but owns all qualities of real.

Prototype primer is (self) reflection in the mirror.