Avatar
An Avatar is the visual representation or alter ego of a users profile online. As well as in online games, avatars are often used to identify forum members and increasingly blog users.
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Examples
- Go Gaia - Avatar based community where users can use currency earned through participation to buy new clothes and accessories to further customise their character.
- Second Life Virtual community where each users controls an avatar though a 3D world
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