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About This Book
ISBN13: 9781905712021 |
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Publisher Comments:
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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About the Author
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:
- Introduction:
- Dibbell, Julian
- Author:
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- Afterword:
- Spaight, Tracy
- Publisher:
- Chris Boot
- Subject:
- Multicultural Education
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- Computer Graphics - General
- Subject:
- Avatars (Computer graphics)
- Subject:
- Online identities
- 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
