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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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Identity management

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Highly Cited
2017
Highly Cited
2017
How gamification motivates: An experimental study of the effects of specific game design elements on psychological need satisfaction
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
What If Your Avatar Looks Like You? Dual-Congruity Perspectives for Avatar Use
As broadband Internet access and virtual reality technology rapidly expand, virtual worlds and three-dimensional avatars will… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
The future for (second) life and learning
This paper highlights the potential of three-dimensional multi-user environments such as Second Life (SL) from the perspective of… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
The Use of Immersive Virtual Reality in the Learning Sciences: Digital Transformations of Teachers, Students, and Social Context
This article illustrates the utility of using virtual environments to transform social interaction via behavior and context, with… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The Effect of Behavioral Realism and Form Realism of Real-Time Avatar Faces on Verbal Disclosure, Nonverbal Disclosure, Emotion Recognition, and Copresence in Dyadic Interaction
The realism of avatars in terms of behavior and form is critical to the development of collaborative virtual environments. In the… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Linked Ecologies: States and Universities as Environments for Professions*
In this article I generalize ecological theory by developing the notion of separate but linked ecologies. I characterize an… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The impact of avatar realism and eye gaze control on perceived quality of communication in a shared immersive virtual environment
This paper presents an experiment designed to investigate the impact of scommunication in an immersive virtual environment… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The Effect of the Agency and Anthropomorphism on Users' Sense of Telepresence, Copresence, and Social Presence in Virtual Environments
We report on an experiment that examined the influence of anthropomorphism and perceived agency on presence, copresence, and… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
The impact of animated interface agents: a review of empirical research
Abstract Over the last years, the animation of interface agents has been the target of increasing interest. Largely, this… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Small-Group Behavior in a Virtual and Real Environment: A Comparative Study
This paper describes an experiment that compares behavior in small groups when its members carry out a task in a virtual… 
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