Virtual reality as a technological platform for human interaction is entirely linked to our self-image, resulting from a lifetime of experiences outside of virtual worlds.

The virtual space provides users the opportunity to control their self-representation (via avatar selection) in cyberspace where the communication occurs. As a result, the user can fulfill the desire to control the simulated self.

In The Lost Autonomy I investigated a situation in which we become stuck in cyberspace, spent a long time in there and started acting as a whole with our virtual body while exploring the digital space. While the openness of choice offers us an almost limitless range of possibilities in cyberspaces, we do not entirely escape ourselves.