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My avatar is the product of a lot of experimenting. It took me forever to figure out how to actually mess around with outfits, but once I did there was a lot of mixing and matching going on. The skin is from one of the premade outfits (I think maybe the cyborg one?) and I just experimented with it enough to learn where all of the options were. I think I bought the hair somewhere - don't remember exactly. It's not my favorite, but I'm working on it. I can't exactly figure out how to adjust it the way I want. As far as the dress, I found it at this random dollar store (it's a real thing). So, I guess this says that I'm cheap even in a virtual reality? Besides that, I have no real reason why I created this particular avatar.

Question for 1/18 discussion

Do you think that the earlier text-based incarnation of the virtual world is the ideal form, since they are, as Au put it "fantastic realities evoked purely through imaginative worlds"?

Why I'm here

I think it's pretty amazing that technology has allowed us, in a sense, to completely change who are. It matters very little how you look, what your family is like, where you live, or what kind of education you have. I am taking this course because I've always wanted to look into how virtual worlds change social interactions, not only online but IRL as well. It's creating a whole new structure that requires us to do some adjusting.

I'm looking forward to exploring the psychology behind virtual realities and how they affect human behavior.