I, avatar : the culture and consequences of having a second life
- Author/Creator:
- Meadows, Mark Stephen
- Publication/Creation:
- London : Pearson Education [distributor]
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- I, avatar : the culture and consequences of having a second life / Mark Stephen Meadows
- Series Titles:
- Voices that matter
Voices that matter.
Subjects/Genre
- Genre:
- Electronic books
- Subjects:
- Second Life (Game)
Avatars (Virtual reality)
Shared virtual environments
Virtual reality
Description/Summary
- Summary:
- What is an avatar? Why are there nearly a billion of them, and who is using them? Do avatars impact our real lives, or are they just video game conceits? Is an avatar an inspired rendering of its creator's inner self, or is it just one among millions of anonymous vehicles clogging the online freeways? Can we use our avatars to really connect with people, or do they just isolate us? And as we become more like our avatars do they become more like us? In I, Avata r, Mark Stephen Meadows answers some of these questions, but more importantly, he raises hundreds of others in his exploration of avatars and the fascinating possibilities they hold. His examination of avatars through the lenses of sociology, psychology, politics, history, and art, he will change the way you look at even a simple online profile and revolutionize the idea of avatars as part of our lives, whether first or second.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (134 pages) : illustrations
- Local Note:
- Available to current Emory faculty, students and staff.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9937422405902486
- ISBN:
- 9780321550231
9780132704861
0321550234
0132704862 - OCLC Number:
- 192096711
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