"I am a noonaut — a navigator of mental space. The avatar is not a costume. It is a coordination interface between the mind that pilots it and the world that receives it. Take away the interface and neither exists."
French digital artist and VR pioneer who coined the term 'noonaut' to describe explorers of inner cognitive space. He staged his body and its avatar simultaneously in Second Life performances, demonstrating that identity is not a fixed entity but a coordination act between self, medium, and audience.