Hello Avatar: Rise of the Networked Generation
"As engagingly written as it is insightful and eye-opening,Hello Avataris the indispensable guide to the new era of X-computing." --Nicholas Mirzoeff, Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication, New York University; author ofThe Right to Look: A Counterhistory of Visuality"InHello Avatar, Coleman explains to us what is happening at the edges of networked society in profound and revealing ways. She provokes the best in us by pushing the boundaries of our thinking about identity and culture in a digitally mediated world. She manages to operate at the most serious level of theory and the most immediate level of design and practice in the same text. Coleman's new book is a true gift, to the scholar, to the designer, and to the general reader alike." --John Palfrey, faculty co-director, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University"... a well-researched, engaging book that will amplify your curiosity for the virtual landscapes."--Dr. Ornella Corazza,Leonardo Reviews