Just Like Me Only Better

This article was about avatars and their creators. In the article it describes that the word avatar came from the Sanskrit term, which stood for the different forms God’s would take when they would enter Earth. When reading through the study, it’s interesting to find out that many of the avatars looked alike. They were similar to stereotypical western beauty, even when their creators were from other cultures. They had long straight hair, big eyes, and lighter skin. Many people aloes chose to create avatars that resembled them, but more idealized versions. Women would give themselves bigger boobs and men made them have bigger muscles. By creating an avatar you are able to create someone complete different from yourself, someone that you almost wish you could be. You could make this person act different, look different, helping you separate yourself from your real “social self.”