Virtual art (in terms of media art) is art practice using virtual reality, augmented reality or mixed reality as a medium in a digital environment.[1].
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It can be considered a post-convergent art form, containing all previous media as subsets[2]. Since virtual art consist of virtual reality, augmented reality, or mixed reality, it can be seen in other aspects such as video games and movies. As virtual art covers such a wide array of mediums it is a catch-all term for specific focuses within it. Unlike most art forms, with virtual art one can become a recognizable figure in the community with little to no experience. For example, a screen shot taken out of a video game with the help of the internet can go viral and quickly become a phenomenon.
Virtual art can be seen in worlds like Second Life, and Inworldz virtual environments in which anything is possible to the user, who is represented by an avatar. In the virtual world, the avatar's abilities ranges from ordinary walking to flying. The environment and scenery of such environments is similar to the real world, except that that it can be altered by the avatar. Worlds like Inworldz and Second Life feature an editor which allows the user to build his or her own experience just the way he or she wants it to be. The user is not bounded by physics or improbabilities that he or she faces in the real world.
Virtual art is made of many computer programs and has no boundaries, so it uses animations, movies, computer games and so on. As it becomes more and more popular and important, it results in people being able to live another virtual life. With the advancements in technology virtual art has transformed and evolved quickly from simple 8-bit representations to 3D models containing millions of polygons.