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jmora

11-16-2009 4:21 PM

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avatar, cognitive, games

jmora says:

There is a strong identification with avatars used in games, which is for sure enhanced with avatar customizability.

There isn't much to say, so I'll throw a question:

Which is the meaning of life and how real do you need it to be to make sense?

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