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Hello avatarBeth Coleman

Hello avatar

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2 editions · 2 languages
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In this book, the author examines a crucial aspect of our cultural shift from analog to digital: the continuum between online and off-, what she calls the "x-reality" that crosses between the virtual and the real. She looks at the emergence of a world that is neither virtual nor real but encompasses a multiplicity of network combinations. And she argues that it is the role of the avatar to help us express our new agency--our new power to customize our networked life.

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2 editions · 2 languages
  • Other · English · 2011
    MIT Press · 194 pages · 9780262015714
  • Paperback · Turkish · 2012
    Mediacat Yayincilik · 224 pages · 9786054584062
Human behavior modelsHuman-computer interactionVirtual realityPhilosophyAvatars (Virtual reality)RealityPsychological aspectsShared virtual environments