The phrase "a state of virtual" is not complete and lacks context, making it difficult to assess its correctness in written English.
It could be used in contexts discussing virtual environments, realities, or experiences, but it needs to be part of a fuller expression.
Example: "We are currently in a state of virtual engagement during the online conference."
Alternatives: "a condition of virtual" or "a phase of virtual".
Other than a lacklustre holiday album, One Wish (2003), Houston spent subsequent years in a state of virtual retirement.
PKK attacks and government reprisals led to a state of virtual war in eastern Turkey during the 1980s and '90s.
Eight hours of hiking in such ravenous surroundings had left my legs in a state of virtual rigor mortis.
Incidents on their frontiers created a state of virtual though undeclared war, in which British aircraft played a part in discouraging Wahhābī incursions.
During the 1980s and '90s, PKK attacks and reprisals by the Turkish government led to a state of virtual war in eastern Turkey.
That would plunge this huge and divided country, with its 250-odd ethnic groups, into a state of virtual civil war.
In the US, Disney and Pixar have come closest: Toy Story and A Bug's Life don't count (their stars being plastic cowboys and insects, not humans), but the company did produce, in 1996, an Oscar-winning short film, Geri's Game, which showcased a state-of-the-art virtual OAP playing chess against himself.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of supervised training using a state-of-the-art virtual reality (VR) genitourinary endoscopy simulator on the basic endoscopic skills of novice endoscopists.
To perform these experiments, we used a state-of-the-art virtual reality setup allowing us to realistically simulate fog in an ecological driving scenario (Loomis et al., 1999).
Perhaps we will have found a new life among the stars or reached a higher state of virtual civilisation – especially if the recently announced plans to send a couple to Mars by 2018 come to pass.
A state-of-the art urban virtual reality such as the recreation of Chicago in this year's game Watch Dogs requires a budget that runs to scores of millions of dollars.
