The phrase "a physical version of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a tangible or concrete representation of something that is typically abstract or digital.
Example: "The artist created a physical version of the digital artwork to display in the gallery."
Alternatives: "a tangible representation of" or "a concrete form of".
They became a physical version of what Thoreau lovingly called "a sense of place".
(He once oversaw a physical version of Pac-Man, enacted by actual humans, on the grid of New York City streets).
The temptation is to treat physical genius in the same way that we treat intellectual genius — to think of it as something that can be ascribed to a single factor, a physical version of I.Q.
And the world Atwood creates is so disturbingly close to actually coming to pass (the Particicution scene almost reads like a physical version of a Twitterstorm) that I ended up feeling incredibly disturbed.
Here's a passage from the piece in which Gladwell discusses the difficulties of assessing talent and ability: The temptation is to treat physical genius in the same way that we treat intellectual genius — to think of it as something that can be ascribed to a single factor, a physical version of I.Q.
We then used a 3D printer to create a physical version of the modified model, whose PR was tested.
Apple stores carrying products serve as a great physical version of an app analytics suite, allowing Apple to see with firsthand data what's popular and the demographic attraction of its products.
Indhu Rubasingham staged a vivaciously physical version of The Ramayana, and Jonathan Church offered a startling reassessment of the David Hare trilogy of Racing Demon, Murmuring Judges and The Absence of War.
The SP-2 is a Wi-Fi picture printer, a device that harkens back to the glory days of Polaroid by giving you a pocket-sized, physical version of your favorite snaps from your smartphone, whenever and wherever you want one.
Even so, I don't think we're making any physical versions of our comics the same way we're not making physical editions of Gods Will Be Watching.
Rumsfeld himself had become a fan of the physical version of the solitaire variant after he first played it in the 1970s.
