In Second Life, the avatar you control reflects your individuality and presents an image of you to everyone you meet and interact with. When I first joined SL, I was dissatisfied with my avatar- even after tweaking and playing with the settings to alter your avatar's default body shape and facial features, a new user is still left with a basic looking character. After becoming comfortable using the interface for movement and growing accustomed to navigating my inventory, I found a few other items for my avatar. I outfitted her with some less blocky looking flowing hair more suited to my style, and a few accessories including a bass guitar. I also used SL's building/object creation feature to create a rudimentary lightsaber just for experimentation's sake that didn't end up looking too shabby, although now my avatar looks like a rogue Jedi that just escaped from some rock concert on Coruscant or a grungy cantina bar.
As I explore more communities and regions in SL, I plan to pick up more realistic and attractive looking skins and faces and outfits to further customize my avatar.
Why yes, I am on a pirate ship.
