Michigan State University - Avatar Psychology for Designers
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Avatar Psychology for Designers at Coursera Overview
Duration | 10 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Avatar Psychology for Designers at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level
- Approx. 10 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish
Avatar Psychology for Designers at Coursera Course details
- This course covers the latest and greatest psychological research on avatars and is relevant to current and future designers of any medium that includes user self-representations (e.g., video games, virtual worlds, robots, automobiles, social media, etc.). By taking this course, you will be able to define digital and non-digital avatars and identify how they are applicable in everyday life. You will be able to differentiate between the types of relationships people have with their avatars and motivations for using avatars that are more or less similar to the self. The course will help you discern the importance different avatar attributes (e.g., gender, race/ethnicity, attractiveness, personality, humanity, body type, hair, controllability) and avoid common harmful stereotypes in your designs. Finally, you will gain the ability to design avatars that harness their psychological power to influence users toward specific (hopefully non-evil) outcomes, even beyond avatar use.
- Dr. Ratan, the instructor of this one-of-a-kind course, is an internationally recognized scholar who actively publishes research on avatar psychology. He is also known for his jovial and engaging lecture style and believes that you learn and produce more when you are having fun. Hope you enjoy the course.
Avatar Psychology for Designers at Coursera Curriculum
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Welcome, Designers!
Avatar: A Broad Scientific Definition
Avatar Attributes: From Attractive to Uncanny
Non-Digital Avatars
1.2 - What is an avatar?
1.3 - Avatar Appearances
1.4: Digital vs. Non-Digital, Traditional vs. Non-Traditional
Connections to Avatars
Player-Avatar Relationships
Avatars and the Self
Avatars and Identification/Customization
Identity Expression versus Exploration
Quiz 2.2- Identification, the Different Selves
Quiz 2.3- Avatar Identification and Customization
Gender, Race, and Other Traits
Matters of Avatar Sex/Gender
Choosing Avatar Gender
Race/Ethnicity of Avatars
Avatar Appearance and Identification
Avatar Movement and Control
Quiz 3.2- Sex and Gender 2
Quiz 3.4 - Face, Hair, Voice, Gear
Got any Change? Effects of Avatars
Transformed Social Interaction and Digital Doppelgangers
The Proteus Effect
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