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January 3, 2000
John Wood, ed. The Virtual Embodied: Presence/Practice/Technology Routledge, 1997. 226 pp.; 21 b/w ills. Paper $24.99 (041516026X)
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CrossRef DOI: 10.3202/caa.reviews.2000.22

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John Wood’s edited book is an engaging volume that links theoretical and artistic explorations of information technology. Although the two are currently not as complementary as I would desire, the book suggests the great potential for such collaborations. The five sections of the book contain high-caliber work covering a sweeping range of topics, including virtual reality, knowledge production, ethics, and performance art. The first two sections of the book are theoretical. The other three sections...