Recently I became a volunteer tester for a new game*. In this system, the default avatar is non-human and apparently without gender. The company currently provides thirteen additional pre-built complete human avatars: seven male, six female, with some diversity of appearance. You could think of it like the array of mesh avatars for new users in Second…
I’ve been chewing on the material for a blog post about technology and racism, finally realizing that the topic is far too large and I need to tackle it bite by bite. A recent post on the Second Life community forums brought this back to the forefront for me. What is racism like in a…