Nonverbal Communication In Virtual Worlds

Author : Theresa Jean Tanenbaum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781716239434
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nonverbal Communication in Virtual Worlds written by Theresa Jean Tanenbaum and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-25 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last 20 years there has been an expansion of network mediated social activities, and an accompanying explosion of research interest into the poetics of networked communication. Of particular interest is the rise of what have come to be known as "virtual worlds": persistent graphical environments populated (and often partially authored) by large communities of individual users. Interactors in these worlds are embodied as avatars: digital puppets or representations through which the user exerts his or her will on the environment. It is this virtual embodiment that makes today's virtual worlds so interesting. With virtual embodiment comes a host of new and important communicative possibilities, and an assortment of new challenges and literacies including a wide range of nonverbal communication behaviors and non-linguistic social signaling options. In this book, we begin the work of articulating the challenges and possibilities for non-verbal communication in virtual worlds. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines and perspectives, we consider the past, present, and future of human communication online. See Video Figures referenced in the text.

Author : Jeffrey Ventrella
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1257763555
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Virtual Body Language : the History and Future of Avatars : how Nonverbal Expression is Evolving on the Internet written by Jeffrey Ventrella and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why does the tail wag the brain? What is virtual autism? Why can't our avatars walk hand-in-hand? Will a nonverbal Babel fish save the world? Jeffrey Ventrella, a seasoned virtual worlds programmer and visual language expert, reviews the history of avatars, smileys, and other expressive forms, and considers a future of spectacular creativity. This book combines thoughtful scholarship with amusing anecdotes from the trenches of Silicon Valley. Virtual Body Language presents a thorough analysis of the neurological, linguistic, aesthetic, and technical aspects of how nonverbal communication can be distributed over the internet. Based on nearly a decade of avatar development, Ventrella has the practical foundation on which to justify even the most outrageous claims, regarding what "avatar" might mean in the future.

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Publisher : Yusuf Pisan
ISBN 13 : 1921166878
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book IE2007: Proceedings of the 4th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment written by and published by Yusuf Pisan. This book was released on 2007 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Panconesi, Gianni
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 179987639X
Total Pages : 811 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Research on Teaching With Virtual Environments and AI written by Panconesi, Gianni and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-02-19 with total page 811 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The increasingly pervasive use of digital technology has catapulted society into an interconnected world where the natural boundaries between humankind and machine, virtual and real, individual and community have become less perceptible. As individuals interact with different digital technologies, they must build a digital intelligence, which must be further cultivated as it is a key competency for the future of school and work. Digital intelligence includes understanding the mutual strengths between people and technology, as well as developing an awareness in the use of digital tools in order to avoid common threats such as cyberbullying, addiction to video games, techno-stress, and more. As adolescents continue to engage with virtual reality and 3D virtual worlds where the online and offline overlap and coincide, it is important to build this intelligence as well as utilize these technologies to promote successful learning. The Handbook of Research on Teaching With Virtual Environments and AI explores the new personalized educational opportunities that are available with digital technology and virtual environments that can be used within education. This book focuses on the use of these tools and how to navigate the use of new technologies such as AI and virtual environments for educational practices. While highlighting topics such as virtual worlds, game-based learning, intelligent tutoring, augmented reality, and more, this book is ideal for teachers, administrators, technologists, educational software developers, IT specialists, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students interested in how virtual environments and AI are being implemented in teaching practices.

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1668475987
Total Pages : 797 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research Anthology on Virtual Environments and Building the Metaverse written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2022-12-19 with total page 797 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the advent of virtual environments and communities, the metaverse has been rapidly expanding in recent years as businesses and industries have begun to see the value and opportunities this technology provides. In order to ensure this technology is utilized to its full potential, further study on the best practices, challenges, and future directions is required. The Research Anthology on Virtual Environments and Building the Metaverse considers the latest research regarding the metaverse and discusses potential issues and benefits of the technology. The book also examines strategies and tactics businesses and companies can use when implementing the metaverse into their operations. Covering key topics such as immersion, augmented reality, and virtual worlds, this major reference work is ideal for computer scientists, business owners, managers, industry professionals, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Author : Nick Morgan
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
ISBN 13 : 1633694453
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Can You Hear Me? written by Nick Morgan and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Washington Post Bestseller Your manual for remote and virtual work. Communicating virtually is cool, useful, and now even more ubiquitous and necessary than ever. But we're often reminded that the quality of human connection we experience in many forms of virtual communication is awful. We've all felt disconnected in a video conference, frustrated that we're not getting through on the phone, upset when our email is badly misinterpreted, or anxious that we're being misunderstood. How can we fix this? In this powerful, practical book, communication expert Nick Morgan outlines five big problems with communication in the virtual world--lack of feedback, lack of empathy, lack of control, lack of emotion, and lack of connection and commitment--and shows how to overcome them as we shift to working remotely more and more. Morgan argues that while virtual communication will never be as rich or intuitive as a face-to-face meeting, recent research suggests that we need to learn is to consciously deliver a whole set of cues, both verbal and nonverbal, that we used to deliver unconsciously in the pre-virtual era. He guides us through this important process, providing rules for virtual feedback, an empathy assessment and virtual temperature check, tips for creating trust in a virtual context, and advice for specific digital channels such as email and text, the conference call, Skype, and more. Whether you're an entrepreneur, an independent professional, or a manager in an organization that has more than one office or customers who aren't nearby, Can You Hear Me? is your essential communications manual for twenty-first-century work.

Author : Charles Wankel
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780520530
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming Virtual World Learning written by Charles Wankel and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-28 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide on how to transform your ideas from virtual world course ware to virtual world learning experiences. It argues that setting up learning in 3D virtual worlds requires a transformative approach.

Author : Kiran Lakkaraju
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108611273
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Interactions in Virtual Worlds written by Kiran Lakkaraju and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-30 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the rapidly-growing arena of 'virtual worlds', such as Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOs), individuals behave in particular ways, influence one another, and develop complex relationships. This setting can be a useful tool for modeling complex social systems, cognitive factors, and interactions between groups and within organizations. To study these worlds effectively requires a cross-disciplinary approach that integrates social science theories with big data analytics. This broad-based book offers a comprehensive and holistic perspective on the field. It brings together research findings from an international team of experts in computer science (artificial intelligence, game design, and social computing), psychology, and the social sciences to help researchers and practitioners better understand the fundamental processes underpinning social behavior in virtual worlds such as World of Warcraft, Rift, Eve Online, and Travian.

Author : Martin S. Remland
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1483370275
Total Pages : 703 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nonverbal Communication in Everyday Life written by Martin S. Remland and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 703 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nonverbal Communication in Everyday Life, Fourth Edition, is the most comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and up-to-date introduction to the subject of nonverbal communication available today. Renowned author Martin S. Remland introduces nonverbal communication in a concise and engaging format that connects foundational concepts, current theory, and new research findings to familiar everyday interactions. Presented in three parts, the text offers full and balanced coverage of the functions, channels, and applications of nonverbal communication. This approach not only gives students a strong foundation, but also allows them to fully appreciate the importance of nonverbal communication in their personal and professional lives.

Author : Richard A. Bartle
Publisher : New Riders
ISBN 13 : 9780131018167
Total Pages : 768 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing Virtual Worlds written by Richard A. Bartle and published by New Riders. This book was released on 2004 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides a comprehensive treatment of virtual world design from one of its pioneers. It covers everything from MUDs to MOOs to MMORPGs, from text-based to graphical VWs.