{"product_id":"virtual-body-language-9781257763559","title":"Virtual Body Language","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jeffrey Ventrella\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Lulu.com\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Lulu.com\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Virtual \u0026amp; Augmented Reality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lulu.com","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47600585703575,"sku":"9781257763559","price":1337.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781257763559.webp?v=1775009090","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/virtual-body-language-9781257763559","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}