Category Archives: avatars

Never work with kids, animals or avatars: Part 1, The ACCAN Conference

Posted on September 23, 2011 by mandy

The head of the NBN, literally.
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The ‘natural avatar’ and the ‘plastic avatar’

Posted on July 15, 2011 by mandy

I was recently asked to consider an immersive collaboration platform that utilised what I term a  ’natural’ avatar, that is, a streaming video representation of one’s real self via the use of a webcam on a digital body. Logically, it … Continue reading →

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26 points about virtual worlds for 2011

Posted on January 28, 2011 by mandy

Here are some ruminations from my research project, Immersive Internet Australia , commissioned by the Smart Services Cooperative Research Centre  and Swinburne University of Technology. The list is neither exhaustive, nor final. Comments welcome. The immersive Internet is a generic term for … Continue reading →

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Real virtuality:when your own name is your avatar

Posted on January 17, 2011 by mandy

I have bitten the bullet, and created a Second Life avatar which carries my own name; no more hiding behind exaggerated curves for me. I picked an off-the-shelf avatar, one that  like me, had a lock of hair over the eyes. The … Continue reading →

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Are virtual worlds off the boil ?

Posted on October 28, 2010 by mandy

The August release of Gartner’s 2010 hype cycle for emerging technologies, which sees Virtual Worlds lodged in the pit of the disillusionment trough, has generated some interesting discussion in the blogosphere. VW’ds marketing consultant Mary Ellen Gordon asks why this … Continue reading →

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Avatars: Personas ? or Skins?

Posted on August 18, 2010 by mandy

I’ve been following a discussion thread about avatars, where the distinction between ‘personas or skins’ demonstrates the discomfort people in enterprise situations might feel about the corporate use of avatars. Firstly , a reminder as to why the corporate use … Continue reading →

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SFO's Counter-Culture lives on! Second Life's metaverse and Burning Man

Posted on October 13, 2009 by mandy

 I have always been fascinated by the counter-cultural heritage of  Second Life  – as evidenced by Phillip Rosedale’s much vaunted epiphany   at the 1999 art, fire and community event,  Burning Man, in the middle of the Nevada desert. Residents in Second Life acknowledge the … Continue reading →

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Avatar!

Posted on August 30, 2009 by mandy

I needed some avatar pictures for an article I am preparing for the Telecommunication Journal of Australia, entitled,‘Is there a business case for using online virtual environments for meetings?’  I found  these images on flickr. The first two  I chose to illustrate … Continue reading →

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