Sansar now has an avatar fashion market, but has that increased consumer interest in using Sansar? Here's the results of my little Twitter survey, where my following is largely SL/MMO/virtual world fans. You could read this negatively and say nearly 60% are unmoved or even alienated by Sansar's fashion offerings. Alternately, Sansar's virtual fashion options interest over 40%, and that's a significant change.
Take either interpretation with some salt, since it's a small data sample; typically when I host surveys directly on New World Notes, 200-500 of you take the time to reply. I may run another again soon!
Sometimes I wonder is there are any real people on the Sansar team? It feels like it's run by an endless Automated Visitor Management System from Hell.
If you would like "fashion", press 5. If not, please state the nature of your request. " I would like a decent avatar that isn't like a zombie".
"Okay. If you would like a vampire, zombie, or pterodactyl, please press 4".
Posted by: Clara Seller | Friday, December 22, 2017 at 02:39 AM
IMO the fashion update doesn't really mean much when the avatars themselves still look...well...not the best.The lower half of the avatars face kind hangs weird and unnaturally like the muscles don't work right there. It's very weird. On top of the skin looking kinda...lifeless. It tries to look realistic but instead just hits a weird uncomfortable uncanny valley. With almost no customization on the avatar in (what like SL) amounts to a social platform makes it very VERY hard to like. It goes deeper then just changing you shirt. IMO people identify with the face of their avatar. Human beings are designed to read faces so it's no wonder a unnatural one like the ones they have are just highly unliked.
Posted by: madeline blackbart | Friday, December 22, 2017 at 03:13 AM