Virtual Worlds

"In sum, then, it would be unwise to ignore the design of cyberspace itself while we are engaged in the myriad considerations of particular GUI and VR implementations. The design of cyberspace is, after all, the design of another life-world, a parallel universe, offering the intoxicating prospect of actually fulfilling -- with a technology very nearly achieved -- a dream thousands of years old: the dream of transcending the physical world, fully alive, at will, to dwell in some Beyond -- to be empowered or enlightened there, alone or with others, and to return." -- Benedikt 1992, "Cyberspace: First Steps" pub: The MIT Press.