An Avatar is your 3D representative in Cyberspace. A properly
programmed Avatar should be able to express a range of actions/emotions/gestures as you
chat in a 3D multi-user environment such as Cybertown. In the Hindu religion, an avatar is
an incarnation of a deity; hence, an embodiment or manifestation of an idea or greater
reality.
What’s an avatar?
Here’s the definition of an Avatar according to Microsoft Encarta’s general
dictionary:
av·a·tar (plural av·a·tars) noun
- incarnation of Hindu deity: an incarnation of a Hindu deity in human or
animal form, especially one of the incarnations of Vishnu such as Rama and Krishna
- embodiment of something: somebody who embodies, personifies, or is the
manifestation of an idea or concept
- COMPUTING image of person in virtual reality: a movable
three-dimensional image that can be used to represent somebody in cyberspace, for example,
an Internet user(1)
With these pages I try to share some of my knowledge, experience, and
work, with my fellow citizens. I have had fun learning about what makes an Avatar tick,
and I hope you will too.
