In the program, Second Life, I have been given the opportunity to represent myself in a three dimensional avatar. The default appearance of the avatar is very plain and impersonal with almost white colored skin, straight tight blue jeans and a tee shirt. I have changed that appearance in an attempt to represent myself in real life, but of course not perfectly.
My avatar’s hair has been changed to the dark brown or black color to match mine. It is longer than in real life, but that is mostly because the virtual simulation of hair seems to leave bald spots if it is too short. My facial hair is mostly a goatee which I do have most of the time in real life, except on my avatar I don’t feel the need to shave it off because it gets scratchy like I do in reality. I darkened my skin color some to match my darker complexion. I added a pair of sunglasses to my avatar because when I am out and about or when I am driving I always prefer to wear sunglasses. Glasses would be something that I would not use all the time though, because I do not feel like that is part of my identity. If I could find a good ball cap, I would most likely add that to my apparel.
My avatar’s clothing is not too fancy as I have not spent any lindens on them. I have however picked up quite a bit of free clothing. I picked up my tee shirt at an airport facility called J&S Aviation. The shirt is black with a great picture of a red bi-plane on the back. My jeans are faded blue and I changed so they are not skin tight. I like my jeans looser fitting, but not so they are falling off. My tennis shoes are the way I like them, fitted and light, like a running pair of shoes. The light blue color is not my first choice, but the price was right.
In general I am happy with my avatar’s appearance, although I do not feel like it is set in stone. As I become more accustomed to the Second Life program and I explore more I will probably change something. I think in everybody’s life, change in appearance happens quite a bit during a span of time. The difference in working on an avatar’s appearance is that you can make those changes instantly and then move on to the next look or fashion.
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