Memories From The Future

The Daedalus Project: Our Virtual Bodies, Ourselves?

(via naki)

The survey results suggest that we tend to be just like optimized selves and the real world stereotypes hold in virtual worlds as well: women are socializing, graceful explorers and men are over-achieving sociopaths…ah well

From the survey: “(…) much of avatar choice seems to revolve around mirroring; taller people prefer taller avatars, older people prefer older avatars, male players prefer more masculine characters, and female players prefer more feminine characters (…)”