Avatar Identity

• + - Huh?
  • + - Define Avatar

    • Generic: embodiment: a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning"

      Traditional: the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form; "the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu"

      Today: An avatar is a computer user's representation of himself/herself or alter ego, whether in the form of a three-dimensional model used in computer games, a two-dimensional icon (picture) used on Internet forums and other communities

  • + - You probably already have one...
    • Worlds
      • Second Life
      • World of Warcraft
      • Sims
      • Home
      • Habbo Hotel
      • etc
      • Your voice is the only link to actual you
    • Games
      • First Person
        • Call of Duty
        • Quake
      • Third Person
        • Mario Anything
        • Zelda Anything
      • Experience
        • "I got the mushroom"
        • "They shot me"
        • "I'm running low on health"
    • Web Apps
      • Twitter
      • FourSquare
      • Flickr
      • Facebook
      • etc
      • Closest to your actual identity
• + - "Real Life"
  • Transfer of Identity to inanimate objects
    • Cars
    • Laptops
    • etc
  •  
    • Transfer identity to animate objects
      • Children
      • Pets
  • + - Alternate Identity
    • Your 'Altered' self
      • Drunk
      • High
    • Your 'family' self
      • Nuclear family
      • Extended family
    • Your 'freind' self
      • Best friends
      • Other friends
    • Your 'work' self
      • To your boss
      • To your co-workers
• + - How we represent ourselves
  • + - Dynamc of "Meetings"
    • + - Teleconference
      • Pros
        • Cheapest
        • Quickest
          • Shorter meetings
          • On the fly
      • Cons
        • Zone out
        • Almost no personal connection
        • Disembodied voice
    • + - Webcam
      • Pros
        • Cheap
        • Visual connection
      • Cons
        • A room of close talkers
        • Actual you needs to be at 100% attention
        • Faux eye contact
      • Why Webcams Fail - Caleb Booker
        • ~ ROI in Virtual Worlds - Why Webcams Fail
        • aka Onder Skall (in SL)
    • + - Face to Face
      • Pros
        • Human element
        • Emotional communication
        • Eye contact
        • Extra experiences
          • Lunch
          • Happy hour
          • DInners
        • Actual space
      • Cons
        • Expensive
          • Travel
          • Time
        • Health
    • + - Virtual Spaces
      • Pros
        • Data visualization
        • Your Avatar is always "on"
        • Perception of space
      • Cons
        • Tech hurdles
        • Learnng curve
  • + - Expression
    • + - Ultimate Creativity
      • + - Be anything
        • 
      • Wear anything
      • + - Do anything
        • 
      • Almost expected in VW's at this point
    • Create Stature
    • + - Create Confidence
      • Outward appearance
      • In-world achievments
    • + - ...or just be you
      • Recreate yourself as avatar
      • + - Pictures of you
        • Mugshot
        • Weird angles to distort persepctive
        • Situational pics that communicate more than 'what I look like'
          • 
• + - Am I it, or is it me?
  • + - Perspective
    • Third person
    • First person
  • + - Your Av is your creation
    • Personalization
    • Situations
  • 
• Thinky Resources
  • ~ Terra Nova
  • ~ Caleb Booker
• Contact Info
  • ~ vaughnhannon.com
  • Veeyawn Spoonhammer
  • ~ @veeyawn