Virtual body language : the history and future of avatars : how nonverbal expression is evolving on the internet /
By: Ventrella, Jeffrey
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BookPublisher: [S.l.] : EyeBrain Books, 2011.Description: 270 p : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780983054603Subject(s): Body language -- Computer simulation | Avatars (Computer graphics) | Virtual reality | Second Life (Game) | Shared virtual environmentsDDC classification: 006.8 Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
"Human communication is migrating to the internet. Words are becoming electric, dynamic, and interactive. They zip through the internet like thoughts in a brain. But what about face-to-face communication, social chemistry, eye-contact, gesture, and the subtle indicators of emotion that happen so naturally in normal life? Body language is critical for full communication. ... There is a deficit of body language in virtual worlds and social games. Our embodied virtual selves (avatars) are a socially challenged lot. But recent neuroscience is providing new insights to help us build better interfaces for intuitive digital puppetry." -- Back cover.
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 006.8 VE VI (Browse shelf) | Available | T0042898 |
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| 006.8 MI XE Mixed reality and gamification for cultural heritage | 006.8 ST BE Being really virtual : | 006.8 ST UN Universal interaction in virtual reality systems design of multimodal metaphors for generic interaction tasks / | 006.8 VE VI Virtual body language : | 016.158 BU FI 50 success classics : | 020 AN LI Library science and information technology / | 020 CO HO How libraries should manage data : |
Includes bibliographical reference: p. 260-268.
"Human communication is migrating to the internet. Words are becoming electric, dynamic, and interactive. They zip through the internet like thoughts in a brain. But what about face-to-face communication, social chemistry, eye-contact, gesture, and the subtle indicators of emotion that happen so naturally in normal life? Body language is critical for full communication. ... There is a deficit of body language in virtual worlds and social games. Our embodied virtual selves (avatars) are a socially challenged lot. But recent neuroscience is providing new insights to help us build better interfaces for intuitive digital puppetry." -- Back cover.