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Do we appear the same or similar to our Second Life avatars?
Yesterday I shared some sobering statistics related to the how appearance affects our job prospects, income, and therefore lifestyles, in the non-virtual world. After a little digging for appearance...
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What if our avatars aged (and died!) in Second Life?
How morbid… we don’t like to talk about it, but (spoiler alert) we’re all gonna die, and on the journey, we’re going to look older than today, with every step we take towards our inevitable end. The...
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My Digits 2015 – A Mesh Body (R)evolution
Meme Instructions: Share your avatar’s digits and/or answer the following questions about mesh bodies. If you decide to share your digits, feel free to add your image to the Digits Flickr Group....
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Battle of the Second Life Bots: Juliet wins – but only barely
Since ‘hiring’ my male and female bots as greeters at Basilique, I’ve been curious to see how they compared, and now – after a 2-month serial A/B test – I have the answer: Juliet is better than Paul at...
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5 misconceptions around mesh heads in Second Life
In this post, I'll specifically discuss the 5 misconceptions surrounding mesh heads in Second Life, why I think we need to review them, and how our attitude toward them is symptomatic of deeper issues...
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3 trends from a year of polls of the Second Life mesh body race
Mesh body polls show mesh body adoption is increasing and showing no signs of slowing down, four brands are dominating the mesh body marketplace, and we're slowly seeing a blurry picture becoming clear...
View ArticleHave you experimented with your gender in Second Life?
Last night I hosted a Basilique Chat Salon on the subject of gender experimentation in Second Life. The questions up for discussion were: have you ever experimented with gender in Second Life? Why...
View ArticleHow men and women draw up the “perfect body” in Second Life
In my opinion, the dominant body style for both sexes in Second Life aligns more with what the poll reports men see as "perfect," rather than what women see as "perfect". It's also fair to say that...
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