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| Author: | Halfhill, T. |
| Title: | Agents and avatars |
| Journal: | BYTE
1996 : FEB, VOL. 21:2, p. 69-73 |
| Index terms: | ECONOMICS PERSONAL COMPUTERS FUTURE |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Coming soon to a screen near you: You. Or at least a faximile of you. It's called an avatar: a graphical image of a user - representing yourself or someone else - on a computer screen. Think of an avatar as your alter ego in the virtual world of cyberspace. Another kind of avatar is sometimes called an agent, a character, or a bot. This is a graphical personification of a computer or a process that's running on a computer. Avatars are controversial creatures on the cutting edge of user interface design. They are supposed to provide new ways for people to interact with their computers and with other users on a network. |
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