Archive for July 3rd, 2007

Oceanic’s Blog had a short post on how people who play online games have avatars that are as diverse as the players themselves.

Of course, with me being an avid World of Warcraft player, I had to comment on my own experiences of meeting up with people who had different ideas on how they came up with their own unique online representations.

“@Mark Bowness

You’ve kinda hit the nail in terms of how people go about choosing their avatars when online. I am a regular player from the game World of Warcraft, and most of the people i talk to come from a few distinct schools of thought about their virtual representations of themselves.

a) I AM WHAT I PLAY: These are the hardcore ones. They will go to great lengths to make sure that their avatar IS them. Hair colour, body type, even the name has to be a reflection of their persona. And if they cant quite get the look they’re after? Why just change their real life appearance to match their online one! ….”

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