Magical A-life Avatars: A New Paradigm for the Internet

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Manning, 1999 - Computers - 418 pages
Written for designers and programmers who feel limited by conventional ways, here is a radically new and exciting approach to the design of products and services for the Internet and the World Wide Web. All concepts are introduced and illustrated with diagrams and simple examples rather than technical jargon.

About the author (1999)

Originally an electronic system design engineer, Peter Small engaged in a variety of exotic entrepreneurial business enterprises during the 1970s and 1980s--mostly revolving around the London fashion scene. In 1990 he became one of the pioneers of multimedia, producing the award-winning, classic CD-ROM 'How God Made God'--an interactive work that linked computers to biological systems. His book, "Lingo Sorcery," was a groundbreaking introduction to object-oriented programming and the follow up book, "Magical A-Life Avatars," introduced many revolutionary new concepts to Internet and Web design philosophies. These books were followed in 1999 by "The Entrepreneurial Web," an innovative e-business strategy book that anticipated the failures of the early dot-coms and provided a new and original perspective on creating businesses in an environment of constant change. As a one-time professional poker player and a writer of an investment strategy course, his main interest now is in applying game theory to internet business and communications.