VIRTUAL SPACE – A PLATFORM FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF VIRTUAL IMAGES

• Main Author: Egorova, V.I.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Marina Sokolova Publishings 2020-06-01
• Series: Russian Linguistic Bulletin
• Subjects: image; virtual communication; edith; self-presentation; mediated communication; образ; виртуальная коммуникация; эдит; самопрезентация; опосредованное общение
• Online Access: http://rulb.org/wp-content/uploads/wpem/pdf_compilations/2(22)/111-114.pdf

Virtual reality is a special space, not ordinary. It is rather specific, but it is a human space. The virtual world of a person is free and can reveal the hidden capabilities of a person and be based on an existing image, reflecting the real one. This is an opportunity for direct, creative, free and interactive participation in mass communication. The Internet provides a wide range of opportunities to a person for self-presentation, and a virtual image allows you to maximize your personal potential. The purpose of this article was to find out what is behind the virtual image and what means the user chooses to express his/her personality in the network. Visual material analysis was chosen as the main method, and the Internet chats served as the research material. As a result, the author concluded that the virtual image is represented by a huge number of sub-images. Visual and verbal images are integral parts of it.