Virtual Body Language Virtual Body Language

Why does the tail wag the brain? What is virtual autism? Why can't our avatars walk hand-in-hand? Will a nonverbal Babel fish save the world? Jeffrey Ventrella, a seasoned virtual worlds programmer and visual language expert, reviews the history of avatars, smileys, and other expressive forms, and considers a future of spectacular creativity. This book combines thoughtful scholarship with amusing anecdotes from the trenches of Silicon Valley. Virtual Body Language presents a thorough analysis of the neurological, linguistic, aesthetic, and technical aspects of how nonverbal communication can be distributed over the internet. Based on nearly a decade of avatar development, Ventrella has the practical foundation on which to justify even the most outrageous claims, regarding what "avatar" might mean in the future.

• | Author: Jeffrey Ventrella
• | Publisher: Lulu.com
• | Publication Date: Oct 21, 2024
• | Number of Pages: 286 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1300917695
• | ISBN-13: 9781300917694