Virtual instrument may refer to A Software synthesizer A program that implements functions of an instrument by computer, sensors and actuators. This can be a program written in the LabVIEW or in other programming language s see Virtual instrumentation . disambig ... more details
Classical mechanics cTopic Fundamental concepts Virtual work arises in the application of the principle of least action to the study of forces and movement of a mechanical system . Historically, virtual ... along the path. The principle of virtual work , which is the form of the principle of least ... a virtual displacement . This can be generalized to an arbitrary mechanical system defined by the generalized ... i sub t is defined by the virtual displacements q sub i sub , i 1,..., n . Virtual work can now ... through a set of virtual displacements. Virtual work on a physical system system is the mechanical work work resulting from either virtual forces acting through a real Displacement vector displacement or real forces acting through a virtual displacement . In this discussion, the term displacement may refer to a translation or a rotation, and the term force to a force or a moment. When the virtual ... of virtual work implements the view that nature selects from a set of tentative realities ... dot mathbf h dt . math The variation of the work W associated with this nearby path, known as the virtual ... n dt. math The requirement that the virtual work be zero for an arbitrary variation r t h t is equivalent ... i 1, ldots, n. math The terms F sub i sub are called the generalized forces associated with the virtual ... of virtual work states that the virtual work of the applied forces is zero for all virtual ... forces for any virtual displacement are zero, that is F sub i sub 0. Let the forces on the system be F sub j sub , j 1, ..., m and let the virtual displacement of each point of application of these forces be r sub j sub , j 1, ..., m , then the virtual work generated by a virtual displacement ... j sub . In order for the virtual work to be zero for an arbitrary virtual displacement, each of the generalized ... Constraint forces An important benefit of the principle of virtual work is that only forces that do work as the system moves through a virtual displacement are needed to determine the mechanics of the system ... more details
Infobox VG title Virtual Bowling image File Virtual Bowling.jpg 256px Cover art caption Virtual Bowling cover art developer Athena company Athena publisher Athena designer engine released vgrelease JP December 22, 1995 genre Sports game Sports small Bowling small modes Single player video game Single player ratings platforms Virtual Boy media 8 megabit ROM cartridge Cartridge requirements input nihongo Virtual Bowling is a Japanese exclusive bowling game for the Virtual Boy . Along with SD Gundam Dimension War this game was the List of last games released on video game consoles last video game officially released for the Virtual Boy in Japan . See also List of Virtual Boy games References div class references small cite web url http www.vr32.de modules games index.php?type released&sec main&id 17 title Virtual Bowling publisher Planet Virtual Boy accessdate 2006 06 05 div External links GameFAQs id 571621 bowling videogame stub Category 1995 video games Category Athena company games Category Bowling video games Category Japan exclusive video games Category Virtual Boy games fr Virtual Bowling pt Virtual Bowling ... more details
Infobox VG title Virtual Fishing image Image Virtual Fishing for Virtual Boy, Front Cover.jpg 256px Virtual Fishing Box art for Virtual Boy developer Pack In Video publisher vgrelease JP Pack In Video vgrelease NA THQ designer engine released vgrelease JP October 6, 1995 NA Never released genre Sports game Sports Fishing modes Single player video game Single player ratings platforms Virtual Boy media ROM cartridge 8 megabit cartridge requirements nihongo Virtual Fishing is a Japanese exclusive fishing game for the Virtual Boy . It was never released in the US due to negative receptions with the console. References div class references small cite web url http www.vr32.de modules games index.php?type released&sec main&id 19 title Virtual Fishing publisher Planet Virtual Boy accessdate 2006 06 05 div External links GameFAQs id 571618 Fishing videogame stub Category 1995 video games Category Fishing video games Category Japan exclusive video games Category Virtual Boy games Category Pack In Video games fr Virtual Fishing pt Virtual Fishing ... more details
Virtual observatory VO is a collection of interoperating data archive data archives and software tools which utilize the internet to form a scientific research environment in which astronomical research programs can be conducted. In much the same way as a real observatory consists of telescopes , each with a collection of unique astronomical instruments, the VO consists of a collection of data centre ... data collections in a user friendly manner. The IVOA International Virtual Observatory Alliance ... upon which the VO implementations are constructed. Examples AstroGrid the UK s Virtual Observatory ..., ESA... National Virtual Observatory the USA s VO Virtual Observatory India Virtual Observatory, India the India s Virtual Observatory http vino.ir Iran Virtual Observatory the Iran s Virtual Observatory http www.vsto.org Virtual Solar Terrestrial Observatory http tw.rpi.edu Tetherless World Research ... 2010 20Octobre 202003, 2010h30 Talk on NEMO and theory in a virtual observatory Peter Teuben, Univ. of Maryland http www.interquanta.biz vos Virtual Observatories initiatives worldwide, State of the projects ... Reference List of VO sites http www.aras.am Armenian Virtual Observatory http aus vo.org Australian Virtual Observatory http www.g vo.org German Astrophysical Virtual Observatory http hvo.elte.hu en Hungarian Virtual Observatory http vino.ir Iran Virtual Observatory http vobs.astro.it Italian Virtual Observatory http jvo.nao.ac.jp Japanese Virtual Observatory http kvo.kao.re.kr Korean Virtual Observatory http www.inasan.rssi.ru eng rvo Russian Virtual Observatory http svo.cab.inta csic.es Spanish Virtual Observatory http www.astrogrid.org UK Virtual Observatory http www.us vo.org US National Virtual Observatory http www.france vo.org Virtual Observatory France http vo.iucaa.ernet.in voi Virtual Observatory, India http www.vsto.org Virtual Solar Terrestrial Observatory astronomy stub Category Virtual observatories de Virtuelles Observatorium es Observatorio virtual ... more details
Virtual server may refer to Virtual private server , a method of server hosting using virtual machine s. Virtual hosting , a method that servers such as webservers use to host more than one domain name on the same computer. Virtual hosting service , a form of web hosting service where more than one instance of the same web server is hosted on a single physical server. Another name for port forwarding used by some routers. Microsoft Virtual Server , a virtualization product produced by Microsoft based on Connectix technology. disambig de Virtueller Server it Virtual server ... more details
mergeto Virtual LAN discuss Talk Virtual LAN Merger proposal date June 2011 A virtual network is a computer network that consists, at least in part, of virtual network links. A virtual network link is a link that does not consist of a physical wired or wireless connection between two computing devices but is implemented using methods of network virtualization . The two most common forms of virtual networks are protocol based virtual networks such as Virtual LAN VLAN s, Virtual private network VPN s, and Virtual Private LAN Service VPLS s and virtual networks that are based on virtual devices such as the networks connecting virtual machine s inside a hypervisor . In practice, both forms can be used in conjunction. VLANs Virtual LANs are logical LAN s Local Area Networks , based on physical LAN s. A VLAN can be created by partitioning a physical LAN into multiple logical LAN s subnets using a VLAN ID. Alternatively, several physical LAN s can function as a single logical LAN. The partitioned ... physical LAN s would be. A VLAN can be on a VPN. A VPN virtual private network Virtual Private Network ... constitute a Point to Point Virtual Private Network or a PTP VPN . Connecting more than two end points by putting in place a mesh of tunnels creates a Multipoint VPN . A VPLS Virtual Private LAN Service ... Virtual Connection Services. A TLS sends what it receives, so it provides geographic separation .... A common example of a virtual network that is based on virtual devices is the network inside a VMware ESX virtual host that is implemented using virtual switches vSwitches . Such networks can use non virtual protocols such as Ethernet as well as virtualization protocols such as the VLAN protocol IEEE 802.1Q . See also Overlay network Overlay Network Network virtualization Virtual Circuit Virtual Machine References http www2.rad.com networks 2006 vpls main.htm RAD VPLS Tutorial http www.juniper.net ... http www.vmware.com files pdf virtual networking concepts.pdf VMware Virtual Networking Concepts ... more details
About a standardized term the user interface concept virtual console In Open system computing open systems , a virtual terminal VT is an application service that Allows Server computing host terminals on a multi User computing user computer network network to interact with other hosts regardless of computer terminal terminal type and characteristics, Allows remote log on by local area network managers for the purpose of management, Allows users to access information from another host central processing unit processor for transaction processing, Serves as a backup facility. PuTTY is an example of a virtual terminal. ITU T defines a virtual terminal protocol based on the Open Systems Interconnection OSI application layer protocols. However, the virtual terminal protocol is not widely used on the Internet. Sources FS1037C See also Telnet Terminal emulator for an application program that provides access to virtual terminals Pseudo terminal for the software interface that provides access to virtual terminals Virtual console for an analogous concept that provides several local consoles Category ITU T recommendations de Virtual Terminal ... more details
Virtual earth may refer to Virtual ground the node of an electrical circuit that is maintained at a steady reference potential, without being connected directly to the reference potential. Microsoft Virtual Earth a technology framework used in interactive online mapping applications such as Live Search Maps. disambig ... more details
virtual world created by Will Harvey and Jeffrey Ventrella . Forterra Systems There Inc. was founded ... platform for their virtual worlds which include Virtual Laguna Beach, The Virtual Hills, Virtual Pimp My Ride, Virtual Real World, Virtual Newport Harbor, Virtual VMAs Video Music Awards , Virtual Kaya, Virtual Rob and Big and Virtual Life of Ryan. Makena Technologies also has a partnership ... client where users can communicate with other members avatars, whether or not they are signed into the virtual world. On March 9, 2010 at 11 59 PM Pacific Standard Time, There.com shut down its virtual ... with many internet virtual world s such as Onverse , Second Life , Moove , Active Worlds ... providing a shared experience that allows people to interact in an online society . The virtual ... new member entered the community by choosing a unique name and a male or female Avatar virtual ... T , virtual currency with real world value. Therebucks could be purchased directly from There, from ... virtual pets. There was also access to special interest groups devoted to topics including recreation, business, the environment, education and the arts. In September 2007, all members of There Philippines ... transactions in There s economy were done using Therebucks, virtual currency with real world value ..., social network for 3d virtual worlds http www.tagaproductionz.com Tagaproductionz.com Forums ... Category Lua scripted video games ThereScript is based on Lua Category Virtual economy Category Virtual ... more details
about a Japanese puzzle game India s virtual labs project Virtual Labs India . Infobox VG title Virtual Lab image Image Virtual Lab.jpg 256px developer J Wing publisher J Wing designer engine released vgrelease JP December 8, 1995 genre Puzzle modes Single player video game Single player ratings platforms Virtual Boy media ROM cartridge 8 Megabit Cartridge requirements input nihongo Virtual Lab is a Japanese exclusive puzzle game for the Virtual Boy . Its working title was Chiki Chiki Labo . It is often thought of as being the worst Virtual Boy game released. It was the last Virtual Boy game released in Japan. Due to rushed production, the game is very incomplete. Each level gives a password after completion, yet the menu lacks a screen to input them, rendering the passwords completely useless. Nintendo is also incorrectly spelled twice, both on the game cartridge and the game box. The game speeds range from Low to Mid to Hi , but Mid is the fastest. Image VBVirtualLab1.png left thumbnail Screenshot of Virtual Lab See also List of Virtual Boy games References div class references small cite web url http www.vr32.de modules games index.php?type released&sec main&id 20 title Virtual Lab publisher Planet Virtual Boy accessdate 2006 06 05 div External links GameFAQs id 571617 puzzle videogame stub Category 1995 video games Category Japan exclusive video games Category Puzzle video games Category Virtual Boy games fr Virtual Lab oc Virtual Lab pt Virtual Lab ... more details
Virtual storage can refer to virtual memory IBM uses virtual storage rather than virtual memory The storage seen by clients when storage virtualization is used disambig Stores all of your corporate data online from a different location, this means that if you were to lose lose your data for whatever reason you would be able to recover it online. ... more details
A virtual friend may be A pseudonym or alias A non player character who acts a friend companion partner to the player s character Virtual pet An imaginary friend A friend you met and communicate with online A friend class or friend function function that is Virtual function virtual A song from Armin van Buuren s album Mirage Armin van Buuren album Mirage 2011 , featuring the vocals of Sophie Hunter See also Friend Virtuality disamb ... more details
The virtual cocoon is a proposed, in development virtual reality helmet that will allegedly stimulate all five of the human senses when it is finished. ref http www.dailymail.co.uk sciencetech article 1159206 The headset mimic senses make virtual world convincing real life.html Revealed The headset that will mimic all five senses and make the virtual world as convincing as real life , The Daily Mail , March 5, 2009 ref The helmet will include a high definition television screen, speakers, a wireless computer, a tube that releases chemicals for smell, another tube that releases chemicals for taste, a fan, and a heater. ref http www.nbcwashington.com news weird Virtual Reality Helmet Mimics All Five Senses.html Virtual Cocoon Mimics All Five Senses , NBC Washington, March 5, 2009 ref The helmet is being developed by researchers at five British universities. ref http www.foxnews.com story 0,2933,505178,00.html Virtual Cocoon Helmet Lets You Smell, Taste, Touch , Fox News, March 5, 2009 ref References reflist Category Virtual reality tech stub ... more details
A virtual artifact VA is an immaterial Object philosophy object that exists in the human mind or in a digital environment, for example the Internet , intranet , virtual reality , cyberspace , etc. ref ... Real and Virtual Worlds. 6th ERCIM Workshop User Interfaces for All October 2000 Dmitry Sokolov, Dimitri Plemenos and Karim Tamine. Methods and data structures for virtual world exploration. The Visual ... and Virtual Artifacts. Educational Technology & Society 5 1 2002 Shahram Izadi, Mike Fraser, Steve Benford ... University Press, 2001. ref Background The term virtual artifact has been used in a variety of ways ... 2005 07 cory doctorow b.html virtual books that exist in digital environments. The concept behind the term is rapidly developing and expanding as new phenomena emerge in the virtual domain. History ..., events and entities in painting, photography and film. Moreover, virtual artifacts were ... enabled the creation of interactive virtual environments that were based on digital technologies and new methods of presentation. In digital environments, virtual artifacts became independent ... Steven R. Holtzman. Digital Mantras The Languages of Abstract and Virtual Worlds, p. 193 211. The MIT Press 1996. ref Virtual artifacts in digital environments Humans have expanded the existing environment to the Virtuality virtual domain. Virtual artifacts can be seen as an essential cultural phenomenon in modern society. Virtual artifacts bear meanings and functions and since they are part of the world they affect real world events and people s lives. Virtual artifacts have certain similarities ... games , 3D modeling or virtual reality . Simulated virtual objects photorealistic VA and environments have a model in the real world, however, depending on the context, an abstract virtual artifact isn t necessarily dependent on the laws of physics or causality. ref Vince, John. Introduction to virtual reality. Springer Verlag London limited 2004. ref Some virtual artifacts are purely abstract in their nature ... more details
April 2010 Infobox film name Virtual JFK caption Theatrical release poster writer James G. Blight ... 80 minutes language English country FilmUS image Virtual JFK VideoCover.jpeg Virtual JFK Vietnam ... University has called virtual history to consider what President John F. Kennedy might have ... movie 455467 Virtual JFK Vietnam If Kennedy Had Lived overview ref Cast James G. Blight Narrator Hubert ... website http www.virtualjfk.com IMDb title 1205541 Virtual JFK rotten tomatoes virtual jfk Virtual JFK Allrovi movie 447386 Virtual JFK http www.variety.com review VE1117938398.html?categoryid 31&cs 1&query Virtual JFK Virtual JFK at Variety magazine http www.hollywoodreporter.com hr film reviews article display.jsp?rid 11763 Virtual JFK at The Hollywood Reporter http www.indiewire.com article review unanswerable questions koji masutanis virtual jfk Virtual JFK at IndieWIRE http articles.latimes.com 2009 mar 20 entertainment et capsules20?pg 3 Virtual JFK at Los Angeles Times http nymag.com listings movie virtual jfk vietnam if k Virtual JFK at New York magazine http seattletimes.nwsource.com html movies 2008496898 mr12virtual.html Virtual JFK at The Seattle Times http entertainment.aol.ca article The Power of One if JFK Had Lived 195674 Virtual JFK at AOL http www.thestar.com entertainment article 414448 Virtual JFK at Toronto Star http chicago.metromix.com movies movie review movie review virtual jfk 877863 content Virtual JFK at Metromix http www.huffingtonpost.com norman macafee virtual obama virtual jfk b 128571.html Virtual JFK at The Huffington Post http www.villagevoice.com 2008 09 17 film battle in seattle and virtual jfk ask we or he the people Virtual JFK at The Village Voice http www.chicagoreader.com chicago virtual jfk vietnam if kennedy had lived Film?oid 1051745 Virtual JFK at Chicago Reader http alibi.com index.php?story 26847&scn film&submit user comment y Virtual JFK at Weekly Alibi DEFAULTSORT Virtual Jfk Category American films Category 2008 films Category ... more details
Heroine Virtual is a company that creates open source software for the Linux operating system . Their most popular release is Cinelerra , a powerful open source non linear editing non linear video editor , considered the best available for Linux. ref name linuxdev cite web title Professional Video Editing on Linux with Cinelerra url http www.linuxdevcenter.com pub a linux 2003 12 30 cinelerra.html accessdate 2008 02 17 ref The company remains completely anonymous, their reasoning for this is to keep the division between personal and professional products. ref name linux.com cite web title Cinelerra community forks the video editor url http www.linux.com feature 126441 accessdate 2008 02 17 ref It is unknown how many people work for Heroine Virtual. External links http www.heroinewarrior.com Heroine Virtual official website http www.heroinewarrior.com heroinevirtual.php3 About Heroine Virtual http freshmeat.net nomrom Heroine Virtual Freshmeat.net profile http sourceforge.net projects heroines Heroine Virtual SourceForge.net profile no longer updated, as stated by the company itself References references Category Free and open source software organizations it Heroine Virtual ... more details
Orphan date January 2012 Infobox company company name Infinitely Virtual company logo File Infinitely virtual logo.gif company type Private company Private founder Adam Stern foundation Northridge, California ... Hosting homepage URL www.infinitelyvirtual.com InfinitelyVirtual.com Infinitely Virtual is IV a California ... Terry to lead Infinitely Virtual s financial operations. Terry s educational and professional ... Stern launched Infinitely Virtual, he sought out Terry for her financial expertise. As Altay developed ... that virtualization would be the future of computing. In 2007, he created Infinitely Virtual as a subsidiary of Altay Corporation to provide Virtual dedicated server Virtual Dedicated Server solutions ... had much to gain from virtual hosting services. Yet the technologies were too complex to handle in house. As a result, Infinitely Virtual focused on this market, which grew exponentially over the next few years. Infinitely Virtual Begins Infinitely Virtual began with a pilot virtual environment at the One Wilshire data center utilizing Hewlett Packard hardware, offering Windows and Linux virtual ... platform before the term existed. With further development, services such as Virtual Terminal Servers, Virtual Office Networks and other customized configurations were offered to customers as well. In 2009, Infinitely Virtual moved their primary data center from the One Wilshire collocation site to the Wilshire Annex in Los Angeles. This move enabled Infinitely Virtual to continue offering the most technologically sophisticated Virtual Dedicated Servers while maintaining some of the lowest prices ... Center was brought online in San Diego. Products and services include VMWare vSphere based Virtual Dedicated Servers running on HP c7000 Series bl490c blade servers, Virtual Terminal Server, Virtual ... of priorities for Infinitely Virtual. All products and services feature low power consumption, in many cases under 10 watts per server. Infinitely Virtual reduces its environmental impact by being ... more details
A virtual appliance is a virtual machine image designed to run on a virtualization platform e.g., VirtualBox , Xen , VMware Workstation , Parallels Workstation . Virtual appliances are a subset of the broader class of software appliance s. Installation of a software appliance on a virtual machine creates a virtual appliance. Like software appliances, virtual appliances are intended to eliminate the installation .... A virtual appliance is not a complete virtual machine platform, but rather a System image software image containing a software stack designed to run on a virtual machine platform which may be a Type ... system environment and does not provide application software itself. Many virtual appliances provide a Web page user interface to permit their configuration. A virtual appliance is usually ... network application. File formats Virtual appliances are provided to the user or customer as files ..., and Citrix, support OVF for virtual appliances. ref cite web url http www.virtualbox.org wiki ... configurations. Adding virtual appliances into the picture allows for extremely rapid provisioning ... all knowledge of the application within the virtual appliance. Relationship to Software as a Service SaaS With the rise of virtualization as a platform for hosted services provision, virtual appliances ... from the application stack provider, virtual appliances allow economies of scale on the one side ... complexity on the software stack. A concrete example of the virtual appliances approach to delivering ... of pre packaged virtual appliances in the Amazon Machine Image format. Amazon EC2 reduces ... provisioned with their own virtual appliance instance s rather than forcing them to share common ... approaches to SaaS, a virtual appliance can also be deployed on premises for customers that need local ... model does not meet. The underlying virtualization technology also allows for rapid movement of virtual ... established within distributed enterprises. However, how WAN optimization is implemented within a virtual ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Context date October 2008 Virtual rehabilitation is the patient s training based entirely on, or augmented by virtual reality simulation exercises. If there is no conventional therapy provided, the rehabilitation is said to be virtual reality based. Otherwise, if virtual rehabilitation is in addition to conventional therapy, the intervention is virtual reality augmented. The term Virtual Rehabilitation was coined in 2002 by Professor Daniel Thalmann of EPFL Switzerland and Professor Grigore Burdea of Rutgers University USA . In their view the term applies to both physical therapy and Cognitive Interventions cognitive interventions such as for patients suffering from Post traumatic stress disorder Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, phobias, attention deficits or amnesia . Since 2008, the virtual rehabilitation community has been supported by the International Society on Virtual Rehabilitation ref International Society on Virtual Rehabilitation website http www.isvr.org ref Virtual rehabilitation offers a number of advantages ref Burdea G. Keynote Address Virtual Rehabilitation Benefits and Challenges, 1st International Workshop on Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Mental Health, Neurological, Physical, Vocational VRMHR 2002 Lausanne, Switzerland, November 7 and 8, pp. 1 11, 2002. Reprinted in the 2003 International Medical Informatics Association Yearbook of Medical Informatics , Heidelberg, Germany, pp. 170 176 and in Journal of Methods of Information in Medicine, Schattauer, German, invited , pp. 519 523, 2003. ref compared to conventional therapeutic methods It is entertaining, thus motivating the patient It provides objective outcome measures of therapy efficacy limb velocity, range of movement, error rates, game scores, etc. These data are transparently stored by the computer running the simulation and can be made available on the Internet. Thus virtual rehabilitation can be performed in the patient s home and monitored at a distance becoming ... more details
Orphan date September 2010 Cleanup date September 2010 A virtual season is a fan driven continuation of a television program. While they are typically written for cancelled pograms, they sometimes run concurrently with programs that are still airing original episodes. Virtual seasons can be written by a single author, by several collaborating authors in a fandom or even reproduced episodically in a single video or series of videos. One of the first virtual seasons was for the TV series Forever Knight , which was cancelled in 1996 and followed by a virtual fourth season http www.fkfanfic.com v4s eps.htm V4S . Lois & Clark The New Adventures of Superman , which was cancelled in 1997, spawned several virtual seasons, continuing the trend. The Unaired Fifth Season http lcfanfic.com thm tufs.htm ... climax, so a http www.fourthhorsemanpress.com Abyss Fiction VS4.htm Virtual Season 4 completed the storyline for fans. In 2005 http millennium thisiswhoweare.net cmeacg millennium virtual season 5.php Virtual Season 5 aired, produced by a different creative team, but using the Virtual Season 4 as Canon fiction canon . A http mmvs6.blogspot.com Virtual Season 6 , by another creative team, is currently in production. JAG TV series JAG spawned a http www.wtv zone.com trgarchive vs Virtual Season which ... 2005. http vv8.jetc.org Voyager Virtual Season Project ran for 2 years, starting in 2001 and ending ... . There are also websites that collate many different Virtual Seasons into one place, a Virtual Network , such as http www.mzp tv.co.uk MZP TV , http www.virtual mutant.co.uk Virtual Mutant , http www.werewolfstudios.net ... GypsyVerse Productions . The television series Supernatural has spawned five thriving Virtual Series The Supernatural Virtual Seasons 2006 present , which is currently in its fourth season Multus Tempestas ... show X Files has a currently active Virtual Season http virtualseasonx.com Virtual Season X currently in its 17th season. The Virtual Season starts directly after the canon 7th Season X files episode ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2007 Orphan date February 2009 A Virtual arcade is an extension of an Arcade game emulator. With some setup, the player can view all the ROM image ROM s supported by the Virtual Arcade as actual Arcade machines . The most commonly used emulator and Virtual Arcade software is MAME and 3D Arcade. Most common Virtual Arcades can not play more than one ROM image ROM at a time which makes it near impossible to play a game that requires the player to run two ROMs at once. Most Virtual Arcades also allow you to add new games, or customize the arcade. Videogame software stub Category Arcade emulators ... more details
Notability Companies date December 2008 Primarysources date December 2008 Infobox Company name Virtual Playground logo Deleted image removed Image Virtual playground.jpg type Public company Public genre Business Management Games foundation founder location city Newcastle upon Tyne location country England location locations area served key people industry Video game industry Video games products services revenue operating income net income assets equity owner num employees parent divisions subsid Microvalue group slogan homepage http virtual playground.co.uk footnotes intl Virtual Playground is a software company producing many tycoon or business simulation game s primarily for the PC platform, but there works do also extend to the Nintendo DS ref http uk.gamespot.com pages company index.php?company 76567 ref . Their works include Prison Tycoon , ref cite web url http www.virtual playground.co.uk products pt3 pt3.htm title VIRTUAL PLAYGROUND Prison Tycoon publisher Virtual playground.co.uk ... cite web url http virtual playground.co.uk products border border.htm title VIRTUAL PLAYGROUND Homeland Defense publisher Virtual playground.co.uk date accessdate 2008 12 27 ref Beer tycoon , ref cite web url http virtual playground.co.uk pages BeerTycoon.asp title Virtual Playground Beer Tycoon publisher Virtual playground.co.uk date accessdate 2008 12 27 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20080804124625 ... 08 04 ref Eco Tycoon Project Green , ref cite web title ECO Tycoon Project Green url http virtual playground.co.uk products eco eco.htm publisher Virtual Playground accessdate 25 May 2011 ref and Mall Tycoon 2 . ref cite web url http virtual playground.co.uk products mall2del mall2del.htm title VIRTUAL PLAYGROUND Mall Tycoon 2 Deluxe publisher Virtual playground.co.uk date accessdate 2008 12 27 ... Media , Global Star Software and ValuSoft ref cite web url http virtual playground.co.uk company.htm title VIRTUAL PLAYGROUND Company Information publisher Virtual playground.co.uk date accessdate ... more details
Virtual visitation is the use of electronic communication tools to provide contact between a parent and his or her children as part of a parenting plan or Child custody custody order. Virtual visitation includes many forms of communication, such as e mail , instant messaging , and videoconferencing . History In Law of the United States United States Law , virtual visitation refers to the right of a noncustodial parent to have electronic communication with his or her children. Virtual visitation first appeared in divorces in the late 90 s. Initially, virtual visitation was used to justify relocating ... VIRTUAL VISITATION ARE WEBCAMS BEING USED AS AN EXCUSE TO ALLOW RELOCATION? journal Journal of the American ... 21 issue pages 171 id url format accessdate 2010 03 16 ref Now, states with virtual visitation laws do not allow virtual visitation as a justification to relocate a child away from a noncustodial parent. Virtual visitation law works for both parents to maintain contact with their children when they cannot ... of a parenting plan. States with virtual visitation laws In 2004, Utah passed the first virtual visitation law in the United States allowing for the automatic use of virtual visitation. ref cite journal title Virtual Parents How Virtual Visitation Legislation Is Shaping the Future of Custody Law journal ... 16 ref The Utah Code Advisory Guidelines provides the courts guidance on using Virtual Parent Time ... TITLE30 htm 30 03 003500.htm 3 3 35 2004 ref In 2006, Wisconsin became the second state to pass a virtual visitation law. The Wisconsin law defines virtual visitation as electronic communication, ref ... 2009 ref both passed similar virtual visitation legislation. In 2009, North Carolina ref North ... virtual visitation legislation. ref cite news first Casillas last Ofelia coauthors authorlink title Divorced parents using virtual visitation date 2010 01 22 publisher url http archives.chicagotribune.com 2010 jan 22 local ct met 0123 virtual visitation 20100122 work Chicago Tribune pages accessdate ... more details
Refimprove date November 2007 Orphan date September 2008 A virtual body is the state of being when inhabiting virtual reality or a virtual environment ref name Balsamo Balsamo, A 2000, The virtual body ... . The virtual body is also recognized as an escape from the limits set by reality and different forms of conventionality ref name Balsamo . Frequently discussed modes There are two particular ways that the virtual ... representation of a person s identity as a virtual body in cyberspace. The disembodiment ... 1999, The corporeal body in virtual reality, in Body, Self, and Technology , vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 315 ... theories such as astral projection or out of body experiences . Subsequently, the virtual ... in turn, according to theories, affects the mind and the virtual body but has no interaction ... 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 ... ref name Balsamo . When new identities are explored, it has been noticed that the virtual body ... implies that the virtual body in itself is a fluid state of being that conceals itself within social conventions. Other notions The virtual body can also be regarded as needing the body for extra immersion into a virtual environment. This notion was initially discussed in reference to the original developments of Virtual Reality, where goggles and gloves were required to fully immerse the mind into virtual worlds ref name Murray . This type of virtual reality offers a different kind of virtual body because it generates the idea within the mind that the virtual body and the real physical ... depicted through virtual bodies is the representation people give on websites such as Facebook and MySpace ..., which in turn develops their virtual body representation. Along the same lines, is the identity ... how different the represented virtual body and identity is to the real physical one. This is unlike ... more details
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