tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041624883246722973.post8584488356562299218..comments2022-11-11T04:13:56.292-08:00Comments on In a Strange Land: Second Life Education Support Faire: Through the eyes of a visitorIggy Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834075825456226770noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041624883246722973.post-30482438536926824632009-01-29T05:54:00.000-08:002009-01-29T05:54:00.000-08:00to 1) I don´t have anything against the dress up g...to 1) I don´t have anything against the dress up game ... especially not me but it always depends on the way it is done. running around like arnold schwarzenegger bigger african american brother without a certain background is not really usefulin my eyes ... when wearing a spartan armor while being a history professor ... bang 100% hit ... its all a matter how it is done. if its not out place (like you said looking like george clooney and wearing armani) then there is nothing wrong with it but rather enhancing<BR/><BR/>to 2) yes this is true. difficult to say now. It was just somewhat awkward when I saw it.<BR/><BR/>to 3) nothing more to add your horrorTenchi Morigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750808391441927605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041624883246722973.post-88668085738751361762009-01-29T04:54:00.000-08:002009-01-29T04:54:00.000-08:00Techi, your comments nail down some concerns I've ...Techi, your comments nail down some concerns I've had:<BR/><BR/>1)The "mix" of typical SL style with, say, a tuxedo shirt is refreshing. Too many faculty avatars tend to be very typically beautiful/handsome or so surreal that they put students off. I suspect that faculty, either way, do not feel all that comfortable in-world and wish to conceal a bit about themselves. That may explain why one rarely sees a middle aged, slightly out-of-shape avatar dressed in nondescript formal clothing. That is most of us in real life (I of course look exactly like George Clooney and wear only Armani suits at Richmond when I teach).<BR/><BR/>2) Experienced SL faculty can be short-tempered with noobs. I love noobs, so I enjoy befriending nice ones. It's possible, of course, that the scene you witnessed included IM that you did not overhear, and the person walking away was told that was fine as his/her colleague adjusted appearance.<BR/><BR/>3) Faculty should not be in sexually oriented groups, or should use an ALT if they plan to act kinky. I never played around at Hojo Kilda's Eden Club, but I became a member when I did an interview with her--carefully censored by my editor--for the local paper. I left the group when, newbie that I was, the membership remained public in my profile and some colleagues with avatars made a few cutting remarks :)Iggy Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834075825456226770noreply@blogger.com