The appearance of my second life avatar is a work in progress. One of the things that I’m starting to notice in second life is that nobody is old. Why is that? Don’t people in second life age? In real life I’m forty three, fat, and losing my hair. The changes I made to my avatar were intended to make my second life avatar look a little like a young version of me. My lack of experience and skill in second life has kept me from bringing out the true Drew. Yes, I could have made him a little pudgier and sure I could have made him bald with fewer muscles, but what’s the fun in that? Everybody in second life seems to be so attractive.
I use the same avatar each time but the class may notice my avatar putting on some weight and losing his hair over the course of the semester as I struggle with reality and try to get a grip on my denial. I didn’t ask for any input on the look of my avatar. I already know what I look like and I really don’t need help with that. I also haven’t spent any money on my avatar’s looks, but I am considering joining a gym. That probably isn’t as funny as I think it is, because people may actually workout in second life. So, about that allowance you talked about Dr. Carter, when can I expect to see that? I need a good pair of black horn rimmed glasses, a buzz cut, and a new suit with a tie.
Initially I was very impressed with the way my avatar looked until I realized that every other guy in the class looked just like me. I put a few pounds on myself, changed my hair so that the color was close to my natural color and I found some different clothes to wear. I’m actually pretty pleased with the way my avatar looks right now, but I really do want to make him evolve so that he eventually starts look more like me.
I spent some time experimenting with sounds and gestures. I think the laugh is a little over the top, but I like it. My favorite gesture is the shoulder shrug. I have found that I don’t seem to use the gestures and sounds during my second life explorations because I’m usually just too busy concentrating on everything going on around me and trying to learn.
I use the same avatar each time but the class may notice my avatar putting on some weight and losing his hair over the course of the semester as I struggle with reality and try to get a grip on my denial. I didn’t ask for any input on the look of my avatar. I already know what I look like and I really don’t need help with that. I also haven’t spent any money on my avatar’s looks, but I am considering joining a gym. That probably isn’t as funny as I think it is, because people may actually workout in second life. So, about that allowance you talked about Dr. Carter, when can I expect to see that? I need a good pair of black horn rimmed glasses, a buzz cut, and a new suit with a tie.
Initially I was very impressed with the way my avatar looked until I realized that every other guy in the class looked just like me. I put a few pounds on myself, changed my hair so that the color was close to my natural color and I found some different clothes to wear. I’m actually pretty pleased with the way my avatar looks right now, but I really do want to make him evolve so that he eventually starts look more like me.
I spent some time experimenting with sounds and gestures. I think the laugh is a little over the top, but I like it. My favorite gesture is the shoulder shrug. I have found that I don’t seem to use the gestures and sounds during my second life explorations because I’m usually just too busy concentrating on everything going on around me and trying to learn.
Oh yes, a final word of warning. I haven’t taken a shower yet in second life so I would probably steer clear of me until I figure out how to do that.
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