2020 #VWEDU: #DTA: "In a digital place, nobody knows what color you are." The power of avatar choice on a digital campus. Appearance and identity

"In a digital place, nobody knows what color you are."  
The power of avatar choice on a digital campus. 
Appearance and identity 

Thoughts about appearance and identity, with assistance from an old cartoon and Yoda.

Selby as Letitia Sludberry

• "On the internet nobody knows you're a dog."
• I read of some appalling experiences of black adolescents in high school.
• So I repurposed the famous line above.  
• In digital place you have an avatar to represent you.  
• It can be any color you want. 
• It doesn't even have to look human.  
• In fact, there is a lot of talk about avatar identity.  
• "Judge me by my appearance, do you?"

• Linden Lab acquired by investors, Focus 360: Virtual model homes. Opensim Fest 2020 coming soon

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Judge me by my appearance, do you?

• Appearance and identity
• Scholarly articles for appearance and identity

Role-playing

• Role Playing (Wikipedia)
• Letitia meets the press. Promotion 1 for: Flying Saucers Return

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• Five Places to Find Work as a Paid Blogger
• Voice Over Jobs From Home – 7 Companies To Work For
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• Teach English Online At Home – 18 Companies That Pay!
• Freelancer
• Upwork: Freelancers

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