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Posted: Sep 21st 2008 11:45PM (Unverified) said

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My response grew too long-winded, so I made a blog post out of it: http://tentacolor.com/2008/09/21/tools-avatars-and-the-self/

Short answer: when your avatar provides an equally or more satisfying and enabling experience than your physical body, you develop a strong emotional attachment to it and a sense of it being an extension of your self, possibly to the point of preferring your avatar to your physical body.
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