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Avatar, Assembled: The Social and Technical Anatomy of Digital Bodies

By Jaime Banks (ed.)

Book information

Publisher
Peter Lang
Year
2017
ISBN
9781433138294
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2840001 bytes)
Series
Digital Formations Vol. 106
Pages
326\346
Time added
2021-07-23 15:58:40

Description

Cover Table of Contents Figures Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: (Dis)Assembling the Avatar (Jaime Banks) The Vitruvian Avatar Avatarial Assemblages This Volume References Part One: The Social Chapter One: Life & Death: The Meaning of (Digital) Existence (Teresa Lynch / Nicholas L. Matthews) Boundaries, Functionality, and the Significance of Life and Death Technological Constraints Shaping Life and Death Consequences and Functioning of Death Layers in the Sociality of Avatar Death Boundaries and Ethics References Chapter Two: Shape & Size: The Body Electric (James M. Falin / Jorge Peña) Creation and Selection Crafting Physiques: Strategies, Limitations, and Motivations Avatar Physiques’ Impact on Players Weight Hacking and Other Futures References Chapter Three: Race & Otherness: The Utopian Promise and Divided Reality (Kristine L. Nowak) Considering the Utopian Promise and the Racial Divide Perspective Taking and Identity Tourism The Utopian Promise—Kept and Broken Futures of Avatarial Otherness References Chapter Four: Boobs & Butts: The Babes Get the Gaze (Jesse Fox) Interpreting the Digital as the Real Social and Biological Roots of Gendered Bodies Fixations and (Hetero)Normative Gazes Objectification or Empowerment? Futures of Sexualized Bodies References Chapter Five: Face & Hair: Looks That Change Behaviors (Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn) Digital Faces Versus Physical Faces Hair as a Key Customization Feature Transformed Social Interactions Digital Doppelgängers—Reflections with Minds of Their Own Blurred Boundaries References Chapter Six: Voice & Sound: Player Contributions to Speech (Hanna Wirman / Rhys Jones) The High Cost of Avatar Sound Avatar Voices as Co-Constructed Identification Interpretation Negotiation Voice as Critical to Character References Chapter Seven: Gesture & Movement: Indices of Presence (Sita Popat) Gesturing to Others Gesturing to Oneself Mapping Gestural Qualities Embodied Identity Corporeality and Immersion Note References Chapter Eight: Names & Labels: Strategic (De)Identification (Mark R. Johnson) Names and Labels as Identity Signifiers Names, Labels, and Gameplay The Safety of the Alphabet Anonymity and High-stakes Gambling Clan Tags and Group Identities The Future of Digital Names References Chapter Nine: Gear & Weaponry: Market Ideologies of Functional and Cosmetic Items (William Robinson / David Calvo) A Snapshot of Functional Items Diablo and a Crisis of Value Digital Items as Buy-In References Chapter Ten: Companions & Vehicles: Permutations of Digital Entities (Rabindra A. Ratan) Digital Companions Digital Vehicles Coming Full Circle … Well, Triangle References Chapter Eleven: Alignments & Alliances: Associations of Value (Kristine Ask / Mark Chen) Alignment Through Alliances: Systems Alignment Through Alliances: Factions Alignment Through Alliances: Players Alignment Through Alliances: Technologies Avatars

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