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Shadows on the wall, mimes in the street

Started by Lowell Cremorne · 7 months ago

“… their avatars were less coy. While flesh and blood reporters and photographers banged on the door of the couple’s homes, virtual ones were trying to doorstep …”
” … one of the South West staff who “c ... Continue reading »

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  • You said, "An avatar, whether as a component of a gaming or non-gaming digital environment, cannot be said to be controlled by a person, nor can it have its own actions."
    From what I've seen, in the social culture of Second Life, the agent and the avatar are synonymous by common contextual definition. Most people don't know about the specifics of how their "virtual senses", aka the audio/visual response received from the server through the agent, work. They process the information unconsciously and perceive themselves within their avatar. That's immersion for you.

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