Comments for Botgirl Reloaded http://www.botgirl.com True Fiction From The Multiverse Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:16:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1121 hourly 1 Comment on Quick Look at New iClone Avatar Builder Site by iClone Avatar Builder: High Speed Video Demo – Botgirl Reloaded http://www.botgirl.com/?p=1292&cpage=1#comment-3647 iClone Avatar Builder: High Speed Video Demo – Botgirl Reloaded Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:16:58 +0000 http://www.botgirl.com/?p=1292#comment-3647 [...] a follow-up to last week’s short post on iClone Avatar Builder. For this version, I recorded the entire process of creating an avatar, [...] [...] a follow-up to last week’s short post on iClone Avatar Builder. For this version, I recorded the entire process of creating an avatar, [...]

]]> Comment on Second Life Culture 02: Platform as Evolutionary Force by admin http://www.botgirl.com/?p=1209&cpage=1#comment-3642 admin Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:58:22 +0000 http://botgirl.com/?p=1209#comment-3642 Thanks. It's still in very early shape and not ready, but I'm glad you like it so far. Thanks. It’s still in very early shape and not ready, but I’m glad you like it so far.

]]> Comment on Second Life Culture 02: Platform as Evolutionary Force by Michele Hyacinth http://www.botgirl.com/?p=1209&cpage=1#comment-3641 Michele Hyacinth Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:54:44 +0000 http://botgirl.com/?p=1209#comment-3641 Whoa...fantastic redesign! Whoa…fantastic redesign!

]]> Comment on New Video Of Preeminent Authority on Personas, Identity and the Masks We Wear by Botgirl Questi http://www.botgirl.com/?p=712&cpage=1#comment-2288 Botgirl Questi Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:59:56 +0000 http://botgirl.com/?p=712#comment-2288 Nothing like a visual pun wrapped in a pretentious headline! Nothing like a visual pun wrapped in a pretentious headline!

]]> Comment on New Video Of Preeminent Authority on Personas, Identity and the Masks We Wear by Hiro Pendragon http://www.botgirl.com/?p=712&cpage=1#comment-2289 Hiro Pendragon Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:15:19 +0000 http://botgirl.com/?p=712#comment-2289 Am I snobbish in saying that anyone who finishes their video filled with philosophical ruminations about identity and masks with "peace out" should be taken less seriously? ;) Am I snobbish in saying that anyone who finishes their video filled with philosophical ruminations about identity and masks with "peace out" should be taken less seriously? ;)

]]> Comment on New Video Of Preeminent Authority on Personas, Identity and the Masks We Wear by sororNishi http://www.botgirl.com/?p=712&cpage=1#comment-2290 sororNishi Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:58:03 +0000 http://botgirl.com/?p=712#comment-2290 hehhehehehee....... hehhehehehee…….

]]> Comment on New Video Of Preeminent Authority on Personas, Identity and the Masks We Wear by Dusty Artaud http://www.botgirl.com/?p=712&cpage=1#comment-2291 Dusty Artaud Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:11:32 +0000 http://botgirl.com/?p=712#comment-2291 ahhh, Mask - I am now gazing dejectedly at the space between my two navels and trying unsuccessfully to relax because my head is filled with the noise of my preconceptions. ahhh, Mask – I am now gazing dejectedly at the space between my two navels and trying unsuccessfully to relax because my head is filled with the noise of my preconceptions.

]]> Comment on How can we be “who we are” by hiding “what we are”? by sororNishi http://www.botgirl.com/?p=713&cpage=1#comment-2292 sororNishi Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:32:37 +0000 http://botgirl.com/?p=713#comment-2292 I totally agree with the conclusion that the idea of an integrated personality is a myth. The multiple strands of 'myself' that constitute my psyche are, or can be, investigated, enjoyed and experimented with in VW's with avatar and alts.<br /><br />Soror Nishi wears no mask she is who she says she is. I totally agree with the conclusion that the idea of an integrated personality is a myth. The multiple strands of 'myself' that constitute my psyche are, or can be, investigated, enjoyed and experimented with in VW's with avatar and alts.

Soror Nishi wears no mask she is who she says she is.

]]> Comment on How can we be “who we are” by hiding “what we are”? by Botgirl Questi http://www.botgirl.com/?p=713&cpage=1#comment-2293 Botgirl Questi Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:01:24 +0000 http://botgirl.com/?p=713#comment-2293 Tateru: It was actually a serious question, although it's been answered throughout history (in many ways). I think that although some philosophies (say traditional Christian) would agree that we are not our bodies, they may dispute whether a virtual identity is anything more than delusion. So I think it's worth asking and answering for ourselves.<br /><br />Lalo: Good one!<br /><br />Imnotgoing: i like that too! Although I wonder if your "I" has the potential to be more of the "me" you describe.<br /><br />teddlesruss: Yeah, I think that having the intention to open to mystery is probably a better self-discovery strategy than inflated virtual body parts. Although they're not mutually exclusive. :)<br /><br />senbanbabii: I think that people have different perceptions of the relationship between their normative human identity and their avatar identity (or identities). I suspect there's a spectrum of aspects such as identification. Some people feel like the avatar personality is an enhancement of themselves, others feel as if it is a separate consciousness.<br /><br />Chris: Yeah. This wasn't a logical follow up to yesterday's thread, just something that emerged. <br /><br />secondlifeshrink: I agree! From the start of my time here, I've focused on using the fictional quality of virtual identity to deconstruct human identity. I think there's a therapy/yoga/dharma practice that someone will formalize at some point. Maybe we should write a book together? ;)<br /><br />senbanbabii: I also believe that there is no inherent central self that has unchanging qualities. And also that all analogies/stories we use to describe how this stuff works are also conditional, although they can be quite useful if not turned into fixed truths as well. Tateru: It was actually a serious question, although it's been answered throughout history (in many ways). I think that although some philosophies (say traditional Christian) would agree that we are not our bodies, they may dispute whether a virtual identity is anything more than delusion. So I think it's worth asking and answering for ourselves.

Lalo: Good one!

Imnotgoing: i like that too! Although I wonder if your "I" has the potential to be more of the "me" you describe.

teddlesruss: Yeah, I think that having the intention to open to mystery is probably a better self-discovery strategy than inflated virtual body parts. Although they're not mutually exclusive. :)

senbanbabii: I think that people have different perceptions of the relationship between their normative human identity and their avatar identity (or identities). I suspect there's a spectrum of aspects such as identification. Some people feel like the avatar personality is an enhancement of themselves, others feel as if it is a separate consciousness.

Chris: Yeah. This wasn't a logical follow up to yesterday's thread, just something that emerged.

secondlifeshrink: I agree! From the start of my time here, I've focused on using the fictional quality of virtual identity to deconstruct human identity. I think there's a therapy/yoga/dharma practice that someone will formalize at some point. Maybe we should write a book together? ;)

senbanbabii: I also believe that there is no inherent central self that has unchanging qualities. And also that all analogies/stories we use to describe how this stuff works are also conditional, although they can be quite useful if not turned into fixed truths as well.

]]> Comment on How can we be “who we are” by hiding “what we are”? by senbanbabii http://www.botgirl.com/?p=713&cpage=1#comment-2294 senbanbabii Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:38:25 +0000 http://botgirl.com/?p=713#comment-2294 @Secondlifeshrink<br /><br />Sherry Turkle's ideas on the decentered self are fascinating. I had the chance to discuss them with a psychologist a few weeks ago and they definitely form the basis of my own current thinking. The projections of myself into multiple spaces are all facets of this decentered self. The idea of one "essential self" or "centered self" seems to be an internally-generated illusion.<br /><br />So for me to say that Senban Babii is simply an outfit worn or a tool used by Lauren Jones is incorrect. Senban Babii is the name given to a piece of my decentered self. Lauren Jones doesn't live at the center of a web of aliases. Lauren Jones and Senban Babii are simply pieces of the same whole.<br /><br />For me, people who ask the question "yes but who are you behind the avatar?" are simply demonstrating their low level of understanding. I *am* the avatar. @Secondlifeshrink

Sherry Turkle's ideas on the decentered self are fascinating. I had the chance to discuss them with a psychologist a few weeks ago and they definitely form the basis of my own current thinking. The projections of myself into multiple spaces are all facets of this decentered self. The idea of one "essential self" or "centered self" seems to be an internally-generated illusion.

So for me to say that Senban Babii is simply an outfit worn or a tool used by Lauren Jones is incorrect. Senban Babii is the name given to a piece of my decentered self. Lauren Jones doesn't live at the center of a web of aliases. Lauren Jones and Senban Babii are simply pieces of the same whole.

For me, people who ask the question "yes but who are you behind the avatar?" are simply demonstrating their low level of understanding. I *am* the avatar.

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