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How 'real' are you while inworld?
I realize that might seem an odd question. Think about it though, here is an opportunity for you to act entirely outside your normal social envirions. To literallly be someone else. So, I ask, not in attempt to judge, but to see.
How much of your 'real' self goes into your avatar when you go to your VW? Is it more like the 'Digital Person', like Soph, who has an entirely seperate existance from their physical selves?
http://sophrosyne-sl.livejournal.com/2008/01/02/ :: Something to read before you fully consider answering
I can answer that most of me comes with my Avatar. There is some stuff I will not share with another, except my partner. Either it is too personal or irrelevant to anyone but me.
Again, this is not to judge, to throw stones or anything of the like. Just to see, to learn and understand.
-Thanks,
Jaysen Katscher
How much of your 'real' self goes into your avatar when you go to your VW? Is it more like the 'Digital Person', like Soph, who has an entirely seperate existance from their physical selves?
http://sophrosyne-sl.livejournal.com/2008/01/02/ :: Something to read before you fully consider answering
I can answer that most of me comes with my Avatar. There is some stuff I will not share with another, except my partner. Either it is too personal or irrelevant to anyone but me.
Again, this is not to judge, to throw stones or anything of the like. Just to see, to learn and understand.
-Thanks,
Jaysen Katscher
Tags: atomic, avatar, digital, person, persona, personality, physical, real, roleplay
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by JAYDE on -
I am me and what u see is what you get. I may not tell you everything but who does. I think u should brace who you are. I like to mix it up in sl but I'm not going to change my sex. Thats just creepy and misleading.
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Permalink Reply by Dave Elchoness on -
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 -
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
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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 -
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
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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
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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
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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 -
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
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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 -
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
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Very cool, thanks for posting, Silvana.
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