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Virtual Portal Devices AKA VPDs

[related: Emergent Hyper-structural Portal Functionality]


Loose assemblage of various devices that function as portals to an alternate virtual reality. The functionality of VPD's is thought to center around the employment of some kind of digitized graphical interface in pursuit of meaningful emotional gratification. It is, essentially, the quality and poignance of the emergent narrative NOT the clarity or artistry of the graphical interface that gives rise to VPD functionality. Said narrative is often borne of engagement with a particular VPD in pubescence or immediate post-pubescence, thus imbuing the VPD with technostalgia later in life. The rise of diagnoses of Gaming Addiction [1] since the mid-1980's parallels the increasing availability of highly functional VPD's on a variety of digital platforms.

  1. As of 2019 Gaming Addiction (GA) is included in the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases (ICD), however some psychologists have begun to argue that Gaming Addiction is in fact a manifestation of more deeply rooted mental illness such as latent schizophrenia. The idea being that VPD's provide a conduit for the manifestation of alters - a situation often insidious especially for gamers with a low quality of life and a high facility in their chosen RPG (Role Playing Game). In accordance, it has become standard in China since the turn of the century to treat extreme cases of GA with ElektroShock Therapy™.