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Alter Ego: Avatars and Their Creators

by Robbie Cooper and Julian Dibbell and Tracy Spaight

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ISBN13: 9781905712021
ISBN10: 1905712022
Condition: Standard
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Alter Ego is a cool concept book, presenting the phenomenon of the contemporary avatar-the virtual characters gamers choose and design to engage in 3D worlds online. Portraits of gamers from the United States, Europe, China, and Japan (including leading figures of the gaming world) are paired with digital images of their alter egos, graphically dramatizing the gap between fantasy and reality.

With an introduction by one of digital culture's leading observers, and a glossary of relevant terms, each of the seventy pairs of images are accompanied by detailed gamers'profiles. Sometimes hilarious and always visually exciting, Alter Ego also serves as a guide to the new world of the avatar and is a serious contribution to the debate about the future of society in the digital age.

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Photographer Robbie Cooper's Alter Ego explores personal and social identities being shaped in the metaverse at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Portraits of online gamers and virtual-world participants from America, Asia and Europe are paired with images of their avatars, with profiles of their real-world and virtual characters. The book is both an entertainment and a serious look at a phenomenon that is shaping the future of human interaction. With an introduction by Julian Dibbell and interviews and a glossary by Tracy Spaight.

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This cool concept book presents the phenomenon of the contemporary avatar--the virtual characters gamers choose and design to engage in 3D worlds online. Portraits of gamers from the United States, Europe, China, and Japan are paired with digital images of their alter egos, graphically dramatizing the gap between fantasy and reality.
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About the Author

Robbie Cooper is a photojournalist. Born in London in 1969, his essay about Somalia was awarded the United Kingdom's leading young photographer's prize in 1992 (the Ian Parry scholarship). He now works regularly for magazines including Esquire, GQ, Geo, Liberation,and the The Sunday Times Magazine.

Julian Dibbell is a contributing editor of both Wiredmagazine and the website Feed. Author of My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World(1999, described as "quite simply the best book written about the dynamics of online life"), he writes regularly for The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Village Voice,and TIMEmagazine on topics such as hackers, online communities, music pirates, and the philosophical questions of the digital age. He lives in South Bend, Indiana.

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dodell, June 14, 2008 (view all comments by dodell)
This brilliant work is a reflection of an ancient yearning to find our true selves. At this current time, people are compelled to delve deeply in order to extract that which is solid. The core of our essence.

Ancient Hindu illustrations by Parasara validate and calibrate this effort. People are naturally drawn to certain characteristics defining their inner being and as artists they are able to interpret the ancient yearning into a viewable form of themselves. Gender, race, or occupation appears to take a backseat to the date of birth in determining their true self.

Bravo Mr. Cooper, your work is truly an artistic exploration of self, manifested. A tool previously unavailable for millennia.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9781905712021
Subtitle:
Avatars and Their Creators
Author:
Robbie Cooper and Julian Dibbell and Tracy Spaight
Introduction:
Dibbell, Julian
Author:
Dibbell, Jul
Author:
Tracy
Author:
Dibbell, Julian
Author:
Cooper, Robbie
Author:
Spaight
Author:
Spaight, Tracy
Author:
ian
Afterword:
Spaight, Tracy
Publisher:
Chris Boot
Subject:
Multicultural Education
Subject:
General
Subject:
Computer Graphics - General
Subject:
Avatars (Computer graphics)
Subject:
Online identities
Subject:
Computer graphics
Copyright:
2007
Publication Date:
July 2007
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
160
Dimensions:
12.00 x 6.00 in
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