| The cyber space offers the unique opportunity to | | | | The character that you choose to represent |
| communicate with one another; thanks to the | | | | yourself can either be a reflection of your |
| virtual world it creates. In the world of virtual | | | | personality or someone you had always aspired |
| reality, you can be what you had always wanted | | | | to be. For instance, if superman has always |
| to be. The web 2.0 community owes a great | | | | haunted you in your dreams, you can very well |
| deal to the virtual world creators who have | | | | choose him. The output would be interesting |
| helped them establish their online presence | | | | enough to attract more and more views- your |
| amongst millions of other online users. | | | | face clad in superman attire! |
| The virtual world has made possible the | | | | This unique concept of avatar creation is gradually |
| emergence of email, games, videos, shopping, | | | | finding loyal fans, especially amongst those who |
| forums, social networking and much more. Today, | | | | are keen community members. Another |
| you can enjoy being a part of an online | | | | advantage of self avatars is its refreshing appeal. |
| community more than ever. In the social | | | | Real pictures can often be quite boring with users |
| networking sites, you do not have to use boring | | | | hardly bothering to look at the profile image |
| profile images or the old set of avatars. You can | | | | (exceptions might exist as to a very pretty |
| now order for a digital/3D representation of | | | | handsome face) while self avatars make heads |
| yourself and use it as an avatar. This wonderful | | | | turn and people, in fact, spend some time |
| character would thus establish a unique online | | | | reflecting on whether you actually are the person |
| presence amongst the vast number of online | | | | whom they know. |
| users. | | | | |