Spatial distances in virtuality

Due to high speed internet connections and vast communication
networks, geographical boundaries of the world including time,
distance, and space have been eradicated in the virtual realm.
The spatial distances in the physical world which we had
traditionally recognized as the real world are now accessible,
manipulatable, and even obliterated in the virtual. We now have
the ability to conduct business, operate procedures, and communicate
with any region on earth in real-time. Not only can the user immediately
obtain information and images of various locations, he can also be
virtually present at these locations by the use of what Virilio calls
‘telepresence’. Thus distance, time, and space are automatically
miniaturized into a virtual configuration through the use of technology.