Virtual reality

A term borrowed from science fiction. Computer technology is used to simulate multiple audio, visual and tactile experiences. As the technology continues to be improved, ‘spectators’ are increasingly able to interact with more and more convincing virtual realities. Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that can be similar to or completely different from the real world. Applications

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Vorticism

An avant-garde movement in painting, sculpture and literature, launched by the English painter and writer WYNDHAM LEWIS (1882-1957) and the American poet EZRA POUND (1885-1972) who coined the term. The image of the vortex (whirlpool, spinning cone) signifies a point of stillness and concentration at the centre of energetic motion. At the center is,