Create: Creation online: avatars

Recent study of Romanticism began an interest in online avatars. To check out how they work I have created a few, with just the basics.

This one for example is from meez.com and only took a couple of minutes to create. Like Mary Shelly's Frankenstein, this avatar was created using left-overs, or pieces created by others. And now I can participate in a whole virtual world via my avatar.

To create an avatar you can follow these simple steps:
1) Go to meez.com and create a profile. (It is attached to an email address.)
2) Begin to chose! (This was the hardest part)You can choose different body shapes, sizes, hair, eye, and skin colour as well as what clothes to wear, etc. The best part is that most of the options are free. (Note: not only does this tie to Romanticism but it also ties to our discussions of economics and how to make money off of "free". Here people are charged money for extra clothes, options and accessories for their avatars.)
3) Now you are already to go and explore the world of Meez! you can make many friends and do lots of cool things! Have Fun!


I have also begun to explore the worlds of Yahoo! Avatars and Voki, while looking into worlds such as second life and avatarist.com.