Michelle Calka
Contributor
Contributor to SAGE Publications's The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society (2020) whose work appears in Britannica as part of a joint publishing agreement with SAGE.
Primary Contributions (1)
Avatar, the visual representation of a user or player to others in an interactive virtual environment. Avatars are a primary means of identity representation and performance in many video games and virtual worlds. An avatar can take numerous forms, from a username to a simple picture to a complex…
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