Technical, creative and metaphysical concept of virtual realities and its heuristics

Abstract

In modern times, much attention is paid to digitalization and the interaction of technology and life. This article offers a general concept of virtual realities for these areas, since the "virtual" is increasingly thought of as an impending paradigm, a matrix of thinking. The article offers several definitions, the main one of which is "virtualization" as a popular but poorly defined term, which needs to be clarified. The article demonstrates the metaphysical structure of virtual realities, their location in creativity and technology, which are not opposed to each other, but are thought of in a single vein. An outline of the concept claiming universality is presented, examples from literature and computer science are given. Regularities in the virtualization process are derived, it is divided into phases, its heuristics are demonstrated as obtaining a new virtual reality.