It is not only question whether we are in action or just watching, it is also question whether we realize that there are real humans behind all those avatars we meet. First life tab on profile is rarely populated. And most often it is go away don't ask message. Maybe another picture from second life. Very few times I was presented to the face that could respond to the person on the other side of the grid. On this side of the grid is my first life tab:
No, I don't feel the urge to reflect my RL activities, behaviour, look or whatever in SL. Like you have those wings and everything in RL. In RL, I am mutant octopus that occupied the keyboard and monitor.
Answering machine will not take your message but thanks for calling.
There is reasonable need for insisting on privacy on the internet and especially in second life. But, all those no approach messages are keeping us far away. That is something like nature of our world. But then suddenly, someone leave the photo in the profile. Someone leave a bit more than usual of the real life person.
It is shocking. For me at least. It always make me stay there for a moment. Sometimes it can harm even the slightest role-play. Sometimes it doubles the bond between avatars. It depends on what we do in second life, on relationship and activities, on the game we play if you like to put it that way, with particular avatar. In some cases seeing the real face is one step towards knowing each other. In other, it is too much info that collides with the illusion of virtual world. Beside "the game we play" there is probably factor of compatibility of human and the avatar. It is not just mere resemblance, there is no need for avatar to copy the human. But, to live together they need to be in some way compatible. Which form that compatibility will take is the question with many possible answers. What's your thoughts and experiences?
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