![]() ![]() I can literally feel my heart rate change when I’m in the arms of somebody I love. I found I interact with him very differently when I see him as a girl. A good guy friend of mine likes to use a girl avatar sometimes. On a personal note, I find that avatars have a really big effect on me. Even old psychological studies found that if you recorded phone conversations of person A talking to person B, and person A thought person B was prettier (due to a faked photograph), person B “sounded” more attractive, according to observers who weren’t aware of the photograph. Other experiments show that people who are assigned an attractive avatar in second life act more confident, but more importantly, that confidence carries over even after they’ve logged out of the game. These neurons evolved in part because they provoide empathy but also to help us simulate the future so that we don’t have to touch the hot stove to know it will hurt. MRI scans show that the same neurons that fire when we touch a hot stove, also fire when we see somebody else touch a hot stove (so-called mirror neurons). I think part of what makes imvu so magical is that the brain is wired for imagination… for simulation. It’s certainly not as ambitious as second life–I think that’s to its credit, since it is so much more accessible and prettier… I’ve also been pondering the question of what makes imvu different than a chat program like Yahoo Chat or gchat. This place is moving at warp speed and it takes some effort but it’s so much fun to be a part of it. But it’s just something to keep in the back of your mind. It doesn’t prove anything and some people certainly can’t afford much which I totally understand. One other interesting thing I didn’t think of at first is that not changing could be a clue about someone’s real gender. And if you don’t change you don’t grow, which means if everyone else is growing and you’re not you’re getting old fast, at internet speed. The more you change and play with things and associate with other attractive people to get and share ideas and things with, the more you keep improving things. I thought I looked great at the time but I can barely even wear those outfits now. When I look back at pictures just 8 months ago when I started the blog it feels so old. It’s like living on the Vegas strip, you have to work hard to keep their attention. There are always new exciting people waiting to meet you and if you don’t work at it even a good relationship will seem boring here pretty quick. It’s also important to keep changing things to keep things interesting. It’s not like your clothes get dirty I know but there is an evolution process that comes from the daily tweaking and testing that a lot of guys or anyone that doesn’t change seem to miss out on. Maybe it’s because they don’t like to shop much but a lot of guys seem to wear the same thing in the same room ALL the time. It may be because girls care more about how they look or maybe because there are more sexy clothes for girls or they like shopping more (or all of the above) but girls change their looks all the time. ![]()
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