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Is Your Avatar You?

Posted by brielle • 6/21/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: alter ego, avatar, real life, second life, sl, values, virtual reality

For those in Second Life, how much is your avatar you? Is it your alter ego? Does your avi's life and values resemble your real life or is it off the charts?

My blog explores and weaves my real life self's world and SL world together into an interesting, albeit sometimes surreal mix.

User Comments

6/21/08

wenfri

Is my Avator me ??

You betcha baby

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6/21/08

xhacker

Sure my avatar is always me

Maher Saleh,
www.moneymakerboy.com

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6/21/08

legbamel

Yes. You have no idea how much time and effort it takes to type with only four shoelace ends. I only bother because I love you guys.

Edited to retract that entire statement because I've never been to Second Life and don't intend to go. Apparently I missed the entire first sentence of your post.

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6/21/08

mariamichelle

Yes, for now it is. However, I am probably changing it soon!

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6/21/08

CrotchetyOldMan

It is a picture of me. I will admit it is not of recent vintage.

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6/21/08

bigbear6208

Me and only me

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6/21/08

timethief

oops! I removed my first answer because I just saw the Second life qualifier up there. I'm not involved in Second Life.

"For those in Second Life, how much is your avatar you? Is it your alter ego? Does your avi's life and values resemble your real life or is it off the charts?"

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6/21/08

robertstevenson

Me

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6/21/08

jaffermaniar

Yes.

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6/21/08

Theresa111

It is one of my French pastry creations.

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6/21/08

DeadRooster

Most people think my avatar is a male supermodel, but, no, it's me.

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6/21/08

timethief

@Robert, Jaffer, Theresa & DeadRooster
Wow! I'm surprised to hear that you are all Second Life members.

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1. 6/21/08
  
  DeadRooster
  
  What's a "Second Life" member?
6/21/08

satijournal

It will be later today. Stay tooned! (Intentional mispelling)

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6/21/08

burraakk

Sure that s me :))

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6/21/08

Fartmachine

This is me in a nutshell. I wish you could touch my cheeks, i wish everybody could 'cause they're just like leather.

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6/21/08

acousticguitarist

yes, but I've had my ears pinned recently

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6/21/08

rearvumirr

100% me 2 years ago ~ need a haircut now ~ ponytails rule!

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6/21/08

kataztrophy

Not a Second life user because you can't make your in game avatar look like a Ghost from Pac-Man. My BC avatar is a very accurate portrayal of what I look like(despite what conventional wisdom might suggest).

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6/21/08

Islander

NO, BUT I TOOK THE PICTURES

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6/21/08

brielle

Ok let me clarify, I was wondering if your avatar was a reflection of the inner you, your persona or just a facet or not at all?

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1. 6/21/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  the inner me is a red panda, very lovable by everyone
  
  the outer me is at
  
  the-guitarplayer.com/
6/21/08

acousticguitarist

Wow a Christian in Second Life as well as real life.

wow, that's almost out of the body stuff

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6/21/08

Donlewis

Nope. I'm far better looking.

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6/21/08

7masterheathen

Yeah, now it is. The photo kinda matches my personality, too. A month ago, it was the devil. And that kinda matches my personailty, too.

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6/22/08

nursarahlam

My avatar is the cute version of me..haha..at least how I imagine I want to look like..

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1. 8/13/08
  
  nursarahlam
  
  changed..last time used to be a green cute doll
8/13/08

burraakk

my avatar is meeeee

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8/13/08

clioandme

Yes, I really am a red dog. Makes it tough getting in stores and on busses and trains. A real dog's life.

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8/13/08

bladeaxe4

yup, jk

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8/13/08

garnetfenghuang

No way. But I wish xD

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8/13/08

blogonsmog

It's so me

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