To incarnate into a new reality you identify with a character.
EX : The protagonist in a story. The player's avatar in a game. An action figure. A shambling edifice of meat...
Syndicated from the fediverse. Read and engage on the original instance.
View original on thelemmy.clubView original on thelemmy.club
2 replies
It is not necessarily a character per se, but something akin to a body : an element through which you can influence and be influenced by the reality. Consider your mouse cursor for example : it lacks the humanization/personality of a character, at least imo, yet is the way you interact with most of your computer.
Hmm, mouse pointer as minimal avatar. Desktop as minimal world. Interesting.