Creating a SecondLife Avatar

For this assignment, I created an avatar for the interactive computer environment known as SecondLife. As a computer-illustrated character that represents me in this digital world, I created my avatar to look similar to myself.

The first thing I noticed when creating my avatar was the many different options available to customize his appearance. I tried my best to represent my own image, giving him short, dark blonde hair, and adjusting facial features such as the eyes, chin, and lips. Admittedly, I designed the character somewhat idealistically, giving him a bigger build and probably some additional height. I changed the fabric and color of his clothing as well.

SecondLife gives users the ability to create characters from reality or fantasy. Even though my avatar may not look exactly like me, he is personally identifiable. I created him in my own image because I wanted to be somewhat realistic in this virtual environment.