The Virtual Embodied is intended to inform and provoke. It juxtaposes cutting-edge theories, polemics and creative practices to uncover the implications of why, how and where human actions, observations and insights take place.

0 Curvatures in space-time-truth John Wood Part 1: EMBODIED KNOWLEDGE AND VIRTUAL SPACE 1. Embodied knowledge and virtual space: gender, nature and history Vic Seidler 2. The Digital Unconscious John Monk 3. Physical, Psychological, & Virtual Realities Max Velmans Part 2: NATURE AND VIRTUE 4. Nature=X: Notes on Spinozist Ethics Andy Goffey 5. Enbodying Virtue: A Buddhist perspective on VR Damien Keown 6. Re-designing the Present John Wood Part 3: EMBODYING TRUTH 7. Hubble Telescope: Artist in th Eye of the Storm Gustav Metzger 8. A more Convivial Perspective System for Artists Peter Cresswell 9. Ancient Oaks Garth Rennie & Ronald Fraser-Munro 10. Culture, Technology, & Sujectivity: An `Ethical` Analysis Lisa Blackman Part 4: WHEN BECOMING MEETS BECOMING 11. The Dream Garden; Notes on Virtual Idyll Robert Wells 12. The `Return Beat`: Curved Perceptions in Dance Olu Taiwo 13. `Peak Practices`, the Production and regulation of ecstatic bodies Maria Pini Part 5: BETWEEN SAYING AND SHOWING 14. + Margot Leigh Butler 15. (sait) Claudia Wegener 16. PD (copyright) TM: The Digital Hostess Rachel Baker 17. Messages from Sir Arthur & the Rev. Bill Ronald Fraser-Munro INDEX