online personas, real personas

[xfer]

piece about online personas in MMORPGs and a guy going round photographing the real-life people behind them!

the best thing about this article is the pictures and the captions the BBC gives them:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3683260.stm

 

[deadair]

ummm... jason....

 

[avi]

so does my online persona match my real one alex?

 

[goatschool]

i'd be so fucked

 

[lizard]

I'm exactly what my online personality is. except for half_ton_man.

 

[azal]

I'm really nice and pleasant in real life.

 

[xfer]

avi's online persona is 100% of his actual persona.

be afraid.

 

[goatschool]

i dunno, from talking to him via phone i'd say he (avi) is 100% laid-back and sexcellent.

 

[lizard]

"I can detect no flaws in the man."
- Manchester Union Leader

 

[Baliset]

i've met both azal and nick and they are both very awesome people to hang out with.

 

[minxnim]

i am nick's fake account

 

[azal]

I knew it.

 

[lizard]

azal is really a muslim.

 

[goatschool]

I knew it.

yeah but it's not like it matters because the real minx and myself share both passwords anyhow

 

[minxnim]

you're all fucked basically is what i am saying.

 

[minxnim]

actually i guess the only real difference honestly is that i am verrrrry serious and not jokey about 99% of the time IRL. everyone seems to think i'm always kidding around, but i only kid around with one friend IRL. and barely.

 

[xfer]

i.e. when RL minx says "I think you should be killed and flayed." don't go "Har har har, Amanda, you're such a funny girl!"

 

[minxnim]

it's really weird b/c a lot of times people will be like 'that's so funny!' and i'm just thinking... weird i didn't mean to be funny...

 

[minxnim]

oh and IRL i would never use the word 'flayed' for any reason.

 

[goatschool]

IRL and online xnim goes out of her way for folks.