By Steve Portigal at 1:09 pm, Sunday June 17 2007

Alter Ego: Avatars and Their Creators is a recent book that presents photos of (online role playing) gamers alongside their online representations (or avatars). The NYT has excerpted images here and the BBC features smaller images (some overlap) but more narrative info here.
Tags: alter ego, avatar, gamer, MMPORPG, representation, robbie cooper, self







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