During my experience in Second Life, I wanted my avatar’s identity to remain as similar as possible to my identity in real life. The only difference I made was the hair color. My avatar’s hair is a shade of red. After graduating from high school, the first thing I wanted to do was dye my hair dark red and mix it with my black hair. When we were told by Professor Woodland to create our avatars, I decided I’d make her hair red.
I developed my avatar by right-clicking on the avatar’s head and left-clicking Appearance. I chose different categories in the left hand panel of the menu to select options for my avatar. I named her Shae Lemon mainly because my friends call me Shae in real life and Lemon was the only best last name that I was provided with from the application.
I might never come back to Second Life unless another professor makes the decision mandatory. I like living my real life, talking in person to real people, and laughing with others. I don’t like sitting in front of a computer and “conversating” with people when I don’t even know if they are the real deal. People do make money in Second Life and take their “second life” seriously, but I’m just not that type of person. I honestly hope to never see the day where everybody lives their lives through their computers and virtual worlds.
