false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255754884m/2646016.jpg 2646016 1 What is an avatar? Why are there nearly a billion of them, and who is using them? Do avatars impact our real lives, or are they just video game conceits? Is an avatar an inspired rendering of its creator&rsquo;s inner self, or is it just one among millions of anonymous vehicles clogging the online freeways? Can we use our avatars to really connect with people, or do they just isolate us? And as we become more like our avatars do they become more like us? <br> <br> In<i> I, Avata</i><i>r</i>, Mark Stephen Meadows answers some of these questions, but more importantly, he raises hundreds of others in his exploration of avatars and the fascinating possibilities they hold. His examination of avatars through the lenses of sociology, psychology, politics, history, and art, he will change the way you look at even a simple online profile and revolutionize the idea of avatars as part of our lives, whether first or second. <br> <i><br> </i> 2670755 6 1 2008 I, Avatar: The Culture and Consequences of Having a Second Life (TestPrep (New Riders')) total:4|4:2|3:1|2:1| 4 13 18 1 4 0 false false Wed Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 12:42:31 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 12:44:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 01 19:32:51 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 19:32:51 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 31 20:39:54 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 20:40:30 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 04 07:48:33 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 07:48:33 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 29 10:07:05 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 10:07:05 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 24 02:28:24 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 02:28:24 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 20 09:39:04 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 09:39:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 22 19:27:52 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 19:27:55 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 11 23:46:29 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 23:48:04 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Dec 27 19:28:28 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 20:18:20 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Thu Dec 11 02:18:58 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 01:30:31 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 02:18:58 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Oct 20 07:31:57 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 07:31:57 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Sep 20 23:05:07 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 21 01:15:18 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Aug 26 08:08:20 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 22:37:18 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 08:08:20 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Aug 20 10:31:48 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 10:31:51 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Jun 15 19:49:34 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 19:49:34 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat May 24 11:57:03 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 11:57:14 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Feb 16 19:59:04 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 19:59:04 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2646016