How 'real' are you while inworld?

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Permalink Reply by Dave Elchoness on March 24, 2008 at 8:07pm

It's a really interesting question. I'm the same person I am in real life, although a bit taller and slimmer. ;-) But I certainly appreciate the Digital Person approach you reference above. I even envy it in a way. Real life makes it very difficult for me to spend time in-world for anything other than real life business, but it would be awfully nice to be able to turn on a completely different, anonymous persona for a while just to see what life would be like in a different shell. Thanks for the post.

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Permalink Reply by Jaysen Katscher on March 24, 2008 at 10:52pm

Very welcome, Dave. The reason I posted this was to parallel the 'How Many Avatars?' discussion. Folks there enumerating the reasons why they have alts, business, building, scripting, social activities.
Reminded me of Soph's post in her sl-livejournal, how Soph is a seperate person from her OP. How she said she'd score differently from that OP in personality exams.

Got me thinking how many might have a true Second Life, that it might very well be their First Life. It's why I asked here.

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Permalink Reply by Movemaster on March 25, 2008 at 4:49am

My main avatar (Movemaster) makes every attempt to represent me as in the real world. I have found that it sometimes gets me in trouble because I have always tried to be honest with people, up front and outspoken.

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Permalink Reply by FlashAussie on March 26, 2008 at 2:53pm

Hmm, its an interesting question - and I often wonder this myself! Me? I'm totally me - I don't feel the need personally to create a life that doesn't exist - my life is good - its colourful enough and really doesn't leave me enough room to recreate myself LOL

I have met others online though who are entirely different from who they are IRL - one female av being a male and he was kind enough to tell me his truth and wait out my response.. I don't care - let people have their fantasy world too - as long as its not going to hurt me. And.. on that matter - they can't hurt me anyway - because I don't let other's lives affect me - and hey its easy to push them aside and find someone else who won't try and get into my head. I don't judge anyone - but.. sometimes I ask myself 'why' some people are as they are LOL.

for me.. its a virtual world that I explored and found an interest in creating for - I no longer chat - or should I say very rarely, just participate in the odd forum discussions and the groups because there are some people I really do care about in there who share similar interests and seem genuine. Its fun, but it isn't my life - its a relaxing zoneout for me.

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Permalink Reply by Jaysen Katscher on March 26, 2008 at 10:47pm

Cool, Flash.

SL has afforded me an opportunity to expand on who I am a little. You could say that I learned from the folks, as real as they can be, in areas I would not have gotten opportunity otherwise.

Good for you not letting others folks get space in your head.

/wink/ 'Sides, when am I ever gonna get the chance to wander about as an Anthro Sabertooth Tiger? Not without a lot of expensive makeup effects/animatronics. ;p;

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Permalink Reply by FlashAussie on March 27, 2008 at 2:51pm

LOL yup I can see that side of things too - I guess I have ventured out a little bit with hair - well only really one hairstyle & that was the spikes - otherwise I still stay fairly normal (ie my pic on here with red tips in my hair is not unusual for me) - some of the clothing I wouldn't wear IRL in a public place - but it wouldn't be unusual at home ;-)

I also see within myself, that I have explored most scenario's IRL thus I guess I have no need to act it out - the person I am today is who I prefer so I just try and keep honest with myself for my own sanity LOL.

Hmm this is a really interesting thread, glad you posted it thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Jaysen Katscher on March 27, 2008 at 3:53pm

I aim to please and hopefully make folks think a little. So, with that, you are very welcome.

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Permalink Reply by Hydra Shaftoe on March 26, 2008 at 3:41pm

I'm 100% just plain ol me. and that's rare for a furry since most of them tend to be shy. I'm about as shy as a used car salesman after 6 margaritas and a hit of speed.

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Permalink Reply by Jaysen Katscher on March 26, 2008 at 10:06pm

lol, Sound like a lot of my friends, inworld and outworld. Good to see you post here and thanks

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Permalink Reply by Silvana Kelleher on March 26, 2008 at 5:21pm

I'm me....calll me Silvana or Bou you're pretty much talking to the same person, although a lot of peeps have told me Bou's nicer...I think she just bites her tongue a bit more on IMVU due to the restrictions there...but not too much & read correctly she says what I'd say face to face, just not as directly. Bou does give me more opportunity to meet people & have fun tho'....I live in a rough area on low income so life can be pretty tough sometimes & I have to be too, all round I am just me & I'll always be as honest as the rules allow without being rude unless provoked...but provoked I'm not so nice...who is tho'? Provocation isn't necessary really in most cases. I don't go in for the multitude of avi's/names either. I do have more than one name, but one is my 1st nick that got overrun, then there's Bou, one for a group I run that's jointly owned & one private one as a 'just in case' for quiet times. Bou seems to attract a lot of attention & I don't always want it so that other one is known only to about ....hmmmm 10 people all told & doesn't exist in many places & that's all I need really....I don't understand the separation of personas for differing activities as whether we're at work or play we're still us

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Permalink Reply by Jaysen Katscher on March 26, 2008 at 10:40pm

Very cool, thanks for posting, Silvana.

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Permalink Reply by Isadora Fiddlesticks on March 27, 2008 at 1:41am

I tend to be myself 100% of the time in Second Life, yet there are situations in world in which I find myself responding in a way that my RL self would probably react to differently. My avatar in SL is better looking in places where in RL i would pay dearly to change, and because of that has made me respond to situations differently. This sometimes makes me ask myself if this is because of the environment, or if this is the real me.

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