I think the best theoretical work on avatars in mediated social online contexts is being done by Judith Donath - if you aren't reading her stuff - you really should because it provides just the sort of theoretical background that provides a context and vocabulary from which to think about this. start with this article: "Mediated Faces" http://tinyurl.com/5jkevt
And if you like that - go through the rest of her posted articles on her site - http://smg.media.mit.edu/people/Judith/ - Will On 8/21/08, Angel Marquez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Haha, it was called the Black Star. That was a great book. > > All I know is I just picked up Bela Tarr's 'Satantango' and I'm in for 7 > 1/2 > hours of weirdness. I found a great little media oddity shop near my work > and am in for a long haul with what they call 'directors wall' has to > offer. > So, is 'His Dark Materials' a must like Bela Tarr's 'Werckmeister > Harmonies'? > > I use the same one for the ixda as I do for my work confluence etc..cept > with a white background... > > I guess you could enforce them upon birth and take em the logan's run > route, > after cycling through all the shades and it starts to blink it's time for > the sandman. I could see it happening. Based on our web analytic profile > cross referenced with your amazon buying habits we've determined your debt > to society has been paid, thank you, goodbye (that same automated woman's > voice that hangs up before I've gotten any answers). > > > On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Christine Boese > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > Yeah, but those are just the folks who haul you out of the Black Star, > > after Hiro chops you up with his sword! > > > > Chris > > > > On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 11:27 PM, Angel Marquez <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > wrote: > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 6:25 PM, Christine Boese < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > >> > > >> Gravitar as Totem spirit? > > >> > > >> I dunno. I tend to put pictures of my doggies up, but then I'm already > > >> older. > > >> > > >> Nobody really puts moths up for avatars, do they (like the opening > > >> scene in Golden Compass, the book)? > > >> > > >> Chris > > >> > > >> On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 6:26 PM, Kim Bieler <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >> wrote: > > >> > Am I the only one seeing similarities between avatars and Philip > > >> > Pullman's > > >> > concept of "daemons"? Especially in the context of how they change > as > > >> > you > > >> > get older... > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > -- Kim > > >> > > > >> > + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + > > >> > Kim Bieler Graphic Design > > >> > www.kbgd.com > > >> > + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > ________________________________________________________________ > > >> > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > > >> > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > > >> > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > > >> > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > > >> > > > >> ________________________________________________________________ > > >> Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > > >> To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > > >> List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > > >> List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > -- ~ will "Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Will Evans | User Experience Architect tel: +1.617.281.128 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] aim: semanticwill | gtalk: wkevans4 twitter: semanticwill | skype: semanticwill --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
