What is Avatar?

Answer 1

It's the picture you use to represent yourself in virtual reality.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_%28virtual_reality%29 - Wikipedia entry on it.

Answer 2

In Hinduism, an avatar (also called avatarim or avatara) is a manifestation of a greater god. One example is the Hindu god Vishnu. One of Vishnu's avatars is Krishna, a being with blue-black skin who uses a disk for a weapon. In the Hindu text Mahabbharata, Krishna gives Arjuna advice as to why he should fulfill his duties in battle by defeating the enemy.
When speaking of computers, an avatar is an image used to represent oneself on the Internet. There are websites in which one can make avatars. One example is Yahoo!. Of course, you can also just use a picture or another image to represent yourself.

Answer 3

Well, let me give you two possible answers.
1) A small picture that accompanies your comments or posts on websites. For example, next to my comment is my avatar, a cartoonized picture of me.
2) An anime series on the kids channel Nickelodeon that (and I've only seen like two episodes) deals with metaphysical reality and the four elements: earth, air, fire and water.

Answer 4

An avatar is your representation or extension into an alternate reality.
Greek gods were fond of using avatars to enter the realm of man and mess with us.

Answer 5

2 things... one is a animated picture of yourself, and the other is Avatar: The Last Airbender which plays on Nick

Answer 6

An avatar is a supernatural creature that inhabits the body of a mortal. First he/she does good deeds, save people from crime, but then he/she gets stronger and starts making moral judgments on people. He/ she becomes pompous and arrogant.

An avatar is a Yahoo disguise.(like putting on a disguise)

Answer 7

A servant of a deity that represents it on the physical world. In other words, a representation of something, like the cute little picture in the tiny box.

Answer 8

;) Myself, I believe what makes the BEST avatar is when the individual achieves a fairly-good in-depth self-portrait: I honestly worked HARD to CHOOSE the best options where mine WOULD be! :D

[I am honestly even MORE blue in my DL pic.]

Mine turned out to be an internal self-portrait combined with an external one--it looks like the sum of my self: philosophical, medical, all components considered, an image of the inadequately-breathing dead, a way of being honest with myself in regard to my overall health picture, a coping mechanism in its way [just like my nick, I think they make a good match]. ;)

I think that is the BEST way to reflect one's overall look, if one does in fact capture the WHOLE of one's *look*--looking outside AND INSIDE, the honest facts of their lives.

In that sense, I believe my avatar is a declaration that I am at peace with myself, my life, my fate, which is a gift I would wish for anyone on the path to happiness. :)


I think overall the avatar system is fun, light-hearted, and I actually appreciate the somewhat entertaining way to express my more macabre reality. ;)

I mean, where else can you find such a *cute* way to visually express that I have lost my ever-lovin' mind than that pic showing me there holding my head after it's gone and rolled off? ;)

I also appreciate that it gives ALL users the chance to sort through what they value, how they perceive themselves, how they wish to appear vs how they DO actually appear...what they hope to see in the mirror vs reality...whether they like ALL their components...whether they like THEMSELVES...key factors brought to light by your excellent question--THANKS! :D

Answer 9

2 things, a stupid little cartoon show on Nickelodeon, and our picture of the guy that appers next to ur questions and answers

Answer 10

The little picture that's next to your name.