ii Preface I want to thank all people who have been supportive during my master study. Especially I thank my supervisor Joachim Weickert, and the people in his research group at Saarland University in Germany, where I stayed as a guest for most of the time. It has been a great pleasure to stay in your group. The great scientific atmosphere has brought up many new ideas. I further want to thank ...

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This paper presents a reflection on themes related to the virtual image. In addition, it tries to define a grammar of the digital virtual image, desuming it from other languages such as those related to photography, cinema or video games. After analyzing in detail the set of information and organizational and strategic activities that govern the shaping of the virtual image, the paper outlines ...