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Avatar (computing)

Known as: Avatar machine, Buddy icons, Picon (Apple) 
In computing, an avatar is the graphical representation of the user or the user's alter ego or character. It may take either a three-dimensional form… 
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2014
2014
Context refers to information characterizing the situation of an entity or a group of entities, and it provides information about… 
2012
2012
We discuss the design and implementation of the pro- totype of an avatar-based health system aimed at pro- viding people access… 
2011
2011
We conducted four experiments on egocentric depth perception using blind walking with a restricted scanning method in both the… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
The rapid increase of Internet-based social networking sites has brought attention to the social software phenomenon and… 
2006
2006
While online games have become increasingly popular in recent years, there has been very little overlap between games research… 
2006
2006
In recent years, large scale distributed virtual environments (DVEs) have become a major trend in distributed applications… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
The first virtual humans appeared in the early 1980s in such films as Dreamflight (1982) and The Juggler (1982). Pioneering work… 
1996
1996
In a virtual environment with multiple participants, it is necessary that the user's actions be replicated by synthetic human…