Mesh simply doesn't work

[Phil Deakins]

Don't look at me. I didn't necro it.

[Deltango Vale]

Y'know, I agree with you, but I had an interesting thought. While you are right that LL should come up with a better system avatar, we both know they have very little interest in SL at this point. That being the case, I don't mind my 10-year old avatar (not 10-year-old avatar, note the position of the hyphens). I'm willing to forgive the beefy armpits, knobby ankles and weirdly 2-dimensional breasts in return for simplicity and consistency. No amputated legs or space-face; hair and jewelry that can be worn without an instruction manual from NASA.

I don't mind the flaws because my mind glosses over them (unlike RL where they can be a source of irritation). I'm sure a psychologist would have much to say about projected v real body image. In any event, my imperfect avi is not a problem. What drives me mad is unnecessary fiddling. No, I am not going to modify my shape to fit into a blouse that looks like armor. Nor am I going to saw off my legs to slip into a pair of pants. It's 'unrealistic' in that it runs counter to RL behavior and appearance. Moreover, I don't want to take five hours to rez from a twisted mathematical abstraction, appearing to all the world as a demented radish. A puff of smoke is okay so long as I materialize as human, preferably clothed.

In LL's defense, I'll say that anyone trying High Fidelity will soon run back to SL and breathe a sigh of relief at having a sane avatar. HF is so complex and quirky as to be dysfunctional. I gave up after banging my head on it for several months.

[Madelaine McMasters]

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Deltango Vale wrote:

I don't want to take five hours to rez from a twisted mathematical abstraction, appearing to all the world as a demented radish.

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Almost all the world.

You just look like a plain 'ol radish to me.

[Deltango Vale]

It's the red hair, huh? Gives me away every time

Come to think of it, I've worn the same hair for 10 years. Trying hard to get my mind around this 10-year concept. How many people have lived in a virtual world for 10 years? I might look like a normal radish, but my RL friends think I'm truly demented.