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A virtual body is the state of being when inhabiting virtual reality or a virtual environment 〔 Balsamo, A 2000, The virtual body in Cyberspace, in ''Cybercultures reader'', Bell, D & Kennedy BM eds, Routledge, London, pp. 489-503.〕(Balsamo 2000, pg. 489). A person connected to the internet is considered not only physically in the space in front of the computer but also virtually represented, with the opportunity to interact, in cyberspace. This indicates the potential for the body to simultaneously exist in two realities, internally and externally experiencing and being experienced.〔 Becker, B 2000, Cyborgs, agents and transhumanists: crossing traditional borders of body and identity in the context of new technology, in ''Eight New York Digital Salon'', vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 361-365.〕 The virtual body is also recognized as an escape from the limits set by reality and different forms of conventionality.〔 == Frequently discussed modes == There are two particular ways that the virtual body is frequently discussed; the disembodied essence of a persons mind in cyberspace and the consequent representation of a person's identity as a virtual body in cyberspace. The 'disembodiment' discourse focuses around allowing the mind to wander 〔Murray, CD & Sixsmith, J 1999, The corporeal body in virtual reality, in ''Body, Self, and Technology'', vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 315-343〕 without the physical inhibitions of the body. This discourse is regarded as an expansion of classic theories such as astral projection or 'out-of-body experiences'. Subsequently, the virtual body is regarded as psychologically created essence that is virtually floating between information. This information in turn, according to theories, affects the mind and the virtual body but has no interaction with the physical body, which has deployed a ''technological gaze''.〔 An early issue frequently discussed about virtual bodies is that although the opportunity was presented to create and be any sort of virtual body imaginable, there was a tendency to reproduce old identities referring to gender and racial stereotypes.〔 Therefore, the disembodiment of before transforms into 'a new body' with a new identity that is either entirely new or a representation of the real.〔 When new identities are explored, it has been noticed that the virtual body effortlessly (and sometimes subconsciously) crosses traditional borders, not only concerning identities but also of human and machine, particularly in the sense of having a clear notion of what is real and what is only available through collaboration with the computer.〔 This 'border crossing' implies that the virtual body in itself is a fluid state of being that conceals itself within social conventions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Virtual body」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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