Being that I don't fancy myself much of a creative type, for this assignment I followed Prof. Adler's suggestion and created a Second Life Avatar.
I never tried Second Life before this. Joining was straight forward. After downloading and installing the Second Life Viewer I was faced with the options of a basic or advanced view. At first I tried the basic view but quickly discovered that my customization options were quite limited, only allowing me to pick one of the pre-programmed avatars. I then chose to give the advanced view a try and found that the options are almost endless. The options include the ability to customize every single article of clothing and almost every physical attribute of the avatar.
During what felt like a short period of time, but in fact was a few hours, I went through many changes before settling on my final (at least for now) avatar.
After a stressful day at work, I found the process almost therapeutic.
Now, I think I'm going to start exploring this world of Second Life.
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