WSU faculty publishes timely book on virtual space

Vahid Vahdat, an assistant professor at WSU’s School of Design and Construction, has co‑edited a three‑volume collection of essays, called Virtual Interiorities. The books, published by Carnegie Mellon University’s ETC Press, revisit theories of virtual space. Contemporary virtual reality is often discussed more in terms of popular consumer hardware. Yet the virtual we increasingly experience comes in many forms and is often more complex than wearable signifiers. The books examines the virtual beyond the headset. Virtual Interiorities brings together scholars from the allied fields of built environment, humanities, art, and media. It offers multiple, sometimes unexpected entry points to virtuality — theme parks, video games, gyms, pilgrimage sites, art installations, screens, drones, film, and even national identity.