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VR Merit

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Join date: 23 May 2006

Posts: 3

06-23-2007 21:19

Hi,

Should avatar appearance change with time?

Should avatar tools include age properties?

Do we want to be "young" or "old" inside a synthetic world?

Would our sense of presence change with a simulation of age?

What do you think?

Cheers.

Dnali Anabuki

Still Crazy

Join date: 17 Oct 2006

Posts: 1,633

06-23-2007 21:52

I do see older Avatars from time to time and I like it. Its like having elders around.

Valerie Rosewood

Registered User

Join date: 9 Mar 2006

Posts: 172

06-23-2007 22:30

I think it should be left to the individual to decide if they want to be young or old looking, myself I spend enough on my appearance (shapes, skins, hair, etc) to have the system mess with it.

If it was to be put in, I would hope that it would be an option that was selectable in the preferences (Avatar ages? Yes/No).

Would spark up a new business industry, the virtual plastic surgeons. hehe

Tegg Bode

FrootLoop Roo Overlord

Join date: 12 Jan 2007

Posts: 5,707

06-23-2007 23:59

Hey I use a darlek avatar from 1980, isn't that old enough?

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Sarah Nerd

I BUY LAND

Join date: 22 Aug 2005

Posts: 796

06-24-2007 00:04

Yea seems like the only options human avi age wise are young and hot, or white haired old. Would be nice to have more options, Although I do prefer hot thin young perfect breasted always good hair me to 29 year old rl me looks wise.

Broken Xeno

~Fething Alt~

Join date: 9 Mar 2007

Posts: 632

06-24-2007 03:29

Interesting and novel, but I don't think I'd enjoy watching my avatar age as I age in real life. There are probably some people who would, and I think as I get older from time to time I may update my avatars look, but for the most part it is what it is, and I am what I am, lol.

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Banking Laws

Realty Serious

Join date: 14 Jun 2006

Posts: 602

06-24-2007 04:06

From: Sarah Nerd

Yea seems like the only options human avi age wise are young and hot, or white haired old. Would be nice to have more options, Although I do prefer hot thin young perfect breasted always good hair me to 29 year old rl me looks wise.

I've seen middled aged too.

From: Tegg Bode

Hey I use a darlek avatar from 1980, isn't that old enough?

Dalek you mean?

Exterminate, exterminate!

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Brenda Connolly

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Join date: 10 Jan 2007

Posts: 25,000

06-24-2007 08:05

Good idea, and tie it to your real chronological age, so the paranoids can rest easy about that as well.....

No. If a user wants to portray a certain agegroup, fine. But we sholdn't mandatorily age. I'm here trying to escape that.

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Lex Neva

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Join date: 27 Nov 2004

Posts: 1,361

06-24-2007 09:41

What exactly would an "age" slider do? Physical aging is such an vague concept... it affects many people in many different ways. It's quite possible to gradually "age" your avatar by making a series of avatars, and I'd definitely support that. I don't think it's really feasible to have the system do it realistically for you, though.

Draco18s Majestic

Registered User

Join date: 19 Sep 2005

Posts: 2,744

06-24-2007 10:13

My "human" avatar mesh is hidden under several hundred prims.

Good luck aging me.

Cloud Bracken

Diversity is GOOD

Join date: 14 Feb 2007

Posts: 48

06-27-2007 19:30

From: Draco18s Majestic

My "human" avatar mesh is hidden under several hundred prims.

Good luck aging me.

:

: well, Draco, if involuntary non user controlled aging is implemented... I wanna see an animation for all those prims collapsing... perhaps with a cloud of flies on it...

Aged appearance is already an option, with Appearance, skins etc. isn't it? Aging... what resources would be necessary to implement that??

We have a flat World. Unaging avatars seem appropriate.

Draco18s Majestic

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Join date: 19 Sep 2005

Posts: 2,744

06-28-2007 07:26

From: Cloud Bracken

:

: well, Draco, if involuntary non user controlled aging is implemented... I wanna see an animation for all those prims collapsing... perhaps with a cloud of flies on it...

And when would it happen? Dragons (and other furries) almost asuredly don't have the same life span of a human.

Cloud Bracken

Diversity is GOOD

Join date: 14 Feb 2007

Posts: 48

06-28-2007 14:15

From: Draco18s Majestic

And when would it happen? Dragons (and other furries) almost asuredly don't have the same life span of a human.

::glares at your irrefutable logic::
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VR Merit Registered User Join date: 23 May 2006 Posts: 3	06-23-2007 21:19 Hi, Should avatar appearance change with time? Should avatar tools include age properties? Do we want to be "young" or "old" inside a synthetic world? Would our sense of presence change with a simulation of age? What do you think? Cheers.
Dnali Anabuki Still Crazy Join date: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 1,633	06-23-2007 21:52 I do see older Avatars from time to time and I like it. Its like having elders around.
Valerie Rosewood Registered User Join date: 9 Mar 2006 Posts: 172	06-23-2007 22:30 I think it should be left to the individual to decide if they want to be young or old looking, myself I spend enough on my appearance (shapes, skins, hair, etc) to have the system mess with it. If it was to be put in, I would hope that it would be an option that was selectable in the preferences (Avatar ages? Yes/No). Would spark up a new business industry, the virtual plastic surgeons. hehe
Tegg Bode FrootLoop Roo Overlord Join date: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 5,707	06-23-2007 23:59 Hey I use a darlek avatar from 1980, isn't that old enough? _____________________ Level 38 Builder [Roo Clan] Free Waterside & Roadside Vehicle Rez Platform, Desire (88, 17, 107) Avatars & Roadside Seaview shops and vendorspace for rent, $2.00/prim/week, Desire (175,48,107)
Sarah Nerd I BUY LAND Join date: 22 Aug 2005 Posts: 796	06-24-2007 00:04 Yea seems like the only options human avi age wise are young and hot, or white haired old. Would be nice to have more options, Although I do prefer hot thin young perfect breasted always good hair me to 29 year old rl me looks wise.
Broken Xeno ~Fething Alt~ Join date: 9 Mar 2007 Posts: 632	06-24-2007 03:29 Interesting and novel, but I don't think I'd enjoy watching my avatar age as I age in real life. There are probably some people who would, and I think as I get older from time to time I may update my avatars look, but for the most part it is what it is, and I am what I am, lol. _____________________
Banking Laws Realty Serious Join date: 14 Jun 2006 Posts: 602	06-24-2007 04:06 From: Sarah Nerd Yea seems like the only options human avi age wise are young and hot, or white haired old. Would be nice to have more options, Although I do prefer hot thin young perfect breasted always good hair me to 29 year old rl me looks wise. I've seen middled aged too. From: Tegg Bode Hey I use a darlek avatar from 1980, isn't that old enough? Dalek you mean? Exterminate, exterminate! _____________________ "I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principle of spending money to be paid in posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale." - Thomas Jefferson, 3rd U.S. President
Brenda Connolly Un United Avatar Join date: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 25,000	06-24-2007 08:05 Good idea, and tie it to your real chronological age, so the paranoids can rest easy about that as well..... No. If a user wants to portray a certain agegroup, fine. But we sholdn't mandatorily age. I'm here trying to escape that. _____________________ Don't you ever try to look behind my eyes. You don't want to know what they have seen. http://brenda-connolly.blogspot.com
Lex Neva wears dorky glasses Join date: 27 Nov 2004 Posts: 1,361	06-24-2007 09:41 What exactly would an "age" slider do? Physical aging is such an vague concept... it affects many people in many different ways. It's quite possible to gradually "age" your avatar by making a series of avatars, and I'd definitely support that. I don't think it's really feasible to have the system do it realistically for you, though.
Draco18s Majestic Registered User Join date: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 2,744	06-24-2007 10:13 My "human" avatar mesh is hidden under several hundred prims. Good luck aging me.
Cloud Bracken Diversity is GOOD Join date: 14 Feb 2007 Posts: 48	06-27-2007 19:30 From: Draco18s Majestic My "human" avatar mesh is hidden under several hundred prims. Good luck aging me. :: well, Draco, if involuntary non user controlled aging is implemented... I wanna see an animation for all those prims collapsing... perhaps with a cloud of flies on it... Aged appearance is already an option, with Appearance, skins etc. isn't it? Aging... what resources would be necessary to implement that?? We have a flat World. Unaging avatars seem appropriate.
Draco18s Majestic Registered User Join date: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 2,744	06-28-2007 07:26 From: Cloud Bracken :: well, Draco, if involuntary non user controlled aging is implemented... I wanna see an animation for all those prims collapsing... perhaps with a cloud of flies on it... And when would it happen? Dragons (and other furries) almost asuredly don't have the same life span of a human.
Cloud Bracken Diversity is GOOD Join date: 14 Feb 2007 Posts: 48	06-28-2007 14:15 From: Draco18s Majestic And when would it happen? Dragons (and other furries) almost asuredly don't have the same life span of a human. ::glares at your irrefutable logic:: ::brightens:: :tarts drafting proposal for New Feature: Time Machine or SL->RL Immortality Script::: so I can keep going and going and going...