Mistress of Puppets

When their owners go away from their keyboard for too long, Second Life avatars are coded to slump forward at the waist, like a puppet with no one pulling its strings.  Vidal Tripsa took that visual metaphor for the AFK state to another level by creating an avatar with a puppeteer's cross, permanently floating above her head.  In a recent post, she explains what it means to her:  "As far as I am concerned this cross is an essential part of me," she concludes, "just as much as my arms and legs might be, were I a living being. It lends me no actual physical aid, but says far more about my persona than any outfit, name choice or group tag could."

Comments

[Vidal Tripsa]

Oh, er, why, thank you for the highlight, Hamlet! I'm not sure what to say beyond that, actually. I'm a little dumbstruck, as would apparently be quite fitting for my kind.

[Sophrosyne Stenvaag]

Hamlet, you've been doing a wonderful job chronicling identity experimentation in SL.

Thank you for covering what I think is one of the most significant aspects of the medium - and special thanks for the hat-tip to Vids, one of the dearest beings in any world!