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PostSubject: Avatar's Debate   Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:13 am

Avatars Debate



I. Introduction
On the internet, an Avatar is the representation of the person behind the screen. In forums, the avatar is a small picture whereas in video games, such as World of Warcraft or Second Life, the avatar is the character being played.

II. "Is the Messenger as important as the Message"
People convey themselves through the avatars they choose. Some people, notably teenagers, use these to explore facets of the world and themselves. You could choose the avatar to be a picture of how you imagine yourself, a picture enhancing certain facets or aspects of you. Some choose on the contrary to take pictures of celebrities and "blend in".
Some psychologists say there is a risk that young teens can loose themselves and get addicted to the image they are conveying through their avatars. Others say that on the contrary, avatars allows them to choose who they are and explore with a certain safety different aspects of their personality.

III. Where You come in
What is your opinion on avatars? Do you think they can convey messages? Or do you rather think these are pointless?
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PostSubject: Re: Avatar's Debate   Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:29 pm

Me needs avatar. I do not feel they need to represent the person specifically and this is the only forum I have been on where people are using ficticious characters. In looking at many of them on here I am not sure what people are saying about themselves either.

If there are teens out there that loose themselves through their avatars then that is very scary. It's just a picture on the internet.

The only thing I see avatars serving a purpose in is to help others, by use of a picture, Identify the Poster faster. This board is a perfect example of this in that everyones SN is very small and one would more than likely identify the poster by his / her avatar. That said I do not feel they are pointless.
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PostSubject: Re: Avatar's Debate   Thu Jul 24, 2008 3:28 am

Well, this little writing about avatars is more true in games such as WoW or Second Life. Here the avatar is more than just a picture, but a full body in movement (in picture LOL)

You say it's the first time you see people using virtual images, I'll reply to that saying it's the first time I see people using photos of themselves as avatars Smile
Guess it depends on which part of the net you're used to surf on then
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PostSubject: Re: Avatar's Debate   Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:08 am

That is true Caihlem, When I first came to these forums from most of my pic rating websites. I didn't really see what the point of an avatar was because I had always used a pic simply as my main identification on previous sites. But as time passed, I realized creating or making your own personal avatar could actually be a fun way to choose to challenge your graphic skills. Which I have come to love in the end really. Since learning more about avatars and finding images to best suit ones character I have made avatars for friends and staff simply because ,well it is fun. Smile

But the one thing I still and do find very confusing about avatars, is when a man chooses a female avatar because she is sexy or beautiful, it is kind of misleading when you see a female avatar and it is really a male behind it, simply confusing. I'm a firm believer that guys should use male avatars and girls female avatars. Thats' my nessa avatar logic and I'm sticking to it. lol Big Grin
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PostSubject: Re: Avatar's Debate   Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:58 am

Caihlem wrote:
Well, this little writing about avatars is more true in games such as WoW or Second Life. Here the avatar is more than just a picture, but a full body in movement (in picture LOL)

You say it's the first time you see people using virtual images, I'll reply to that saying it's the first time I see people using photos of themselves as avatars Smile
Guess it depends on which part of the net you're used to surf on then


It's true that it depends on what forum you are on will dictate what most will post.

I would never use a photo of myself, (cough oneslowride cough). But something of interest to me like a Car, Scenery, funny statement, Etc.
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