Reconfigures classic aesthetic concepts in relation to the novelty introduced by virtual bodies. Arguing that the virtual body is something newnamely, an entity that from an ontological perspective has only recently entered the worldRoberto Diodato considers the implications of …
Arguing that the virtual body is something new -- namely, an entity that from an ontological perspective has only recently entered the world -- the author considers the implications of this kind of body for aesthetics. Virtual bodies insert themselves into the space opened up by…
Hello Avatar! Or, llSay(0, "Hello, Avatar!"); is a tiny piece of user-friendly code that allows us to program our virtual selves. In Hello Avatar, B. Coleman examines a crucial aspect of our cultural shift from analog to digital: the continuum between online and off-, what she c…