BCL 23 Things Thing #21 Virtual Worlds

Okay, I'll admit I hate games and think online games are a huge waste of time.  I've read about people, even librarians, who get all caught up in their virtual lives, to which I say, "Get a real life!"  Did you notice that all the girls on the online Second Life tutorials were buxom Barbie dolls in one form or another?  There's a reason my keyboard keeps typing "Second Lie" for "Second Life".  I have way too much stuf to do in real life, to get caught up with virtual people and projects on the internet.

It was kinda' fun to create avatars, though:

Here's one I made using DoppelMe:

She looks a bit demented...

Here's a nicer looking one I made in FaceYour Manga...

I'd use her on websites and Facebook as an avatar.  You'll notice that I avoided the glasses on both!

It was kind of fun making Avatars, similar to paper dolls.

Marilyn Johnson writes about modern librarianship in the book, This Book is Overdue, and spends several chapters on her work with Second Life.