print email comment close The History of Avatars URL: http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/6165.imc Description: This 2005 article provides an introduction to "great moments, or at least defining ones, in the history of the digital aliases known as avatars." Describes how "'Avatar' derives from the Sanskrit word Avatara, which literally translates as 'descent,'" and how avatars appeared in movies, games, television, and the Internet. From a trade publisher and event producer serving interactive media and marketing industries. Author: Egen, Sean P. Publisher: iMedia Communications, Inc. LII Database Information: Record 23559 created by Maria Brandt on 03/19/2007 Last modification on 10/06/2009 Published: 03/21/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23559