Avatars

Word AVATARS
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The incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu.

The physical embodiment of an idea or concept; a personification.

A digital representation of a person or being; often, it can take on any of various forms, as a participant chooses. e.g. 3D, animated, photo, sketch of a person or a person's alter ego, sometimes used in a virtual world or virtual chat room.

Avatarism is an inquiry into the nature of character itself, an open source game/philosophy of conscious character creation and a worldwide humanistic movement. Created by Alexander Polinsky actor/artist/musician and the Reverend of Full Circle Venice. Avatarism is not a new idea, we have been embodying archetypes and animals and gods and goddessess for millennia. Among the ideas expressed in Avatarism are collecting skills, creating your character in the real world and building confidence through focused play. The three main tenants in Avatarism are Embody, Uplevel and Uphold. More info Avatarism.net Urban Dictionary

Master of all four elements; Water, Earth, Fire and Air. When the Avatar dies, he/she is reincarnated into the next element of the cycle. Urban Dictionary

An avatar is the appearance or icon which represents a character or user of a website, internet source, or other similar things in such a person(s) can create and own a profile. Urban Dictionary

When a tall, thin black girl stares at her smartphone in a dark place such as a movie theater or bar, bathing her face in a blue glow. Urban Dictionary

A long ass movie that was basically Pocahontas played by Halo characters. Urban Dictionary

One who has power over the 4 elements of life. Water, Earth, Fire, Air/wind. Urban Dictionary

A 2009 movie by James Cameron that is basically Pocahontas dipped in blue paint and exposed to enough radiation to make them grow 10 feet tall and ride dragon-birds, space llamas, and listen to the "flying jellyfish". Urban Dictionary

An awesome show on Nickelodeon that includes the manifestation and controlling of the four elements (water, earth, fire and air) The Avatar is the only one who can control all four. The show is an awesome show that combines comedy with drama and awesome storytelling. Urban Dictionary

James Cameron's pet project for 10 or so odd years that, similar to Zepplin's pet project called the 'Hindenburg' might have gotten off, but utterly failed to deliver. The premise is a Dances with wolves like atmosphere, were the Army is now a corporate mercenary force sent out to protect galactic miners from the indigenous aliens that inhabit the mined planet of Pandora. A diplomatic approach is conceived where a chosen few will be mentally connected to living Human-Alien hybrids and take on their bodies, hence the title of Avatar. Once these people are avatars, they will go into the forest and gain the trust of the native Na'vi, tall slender, and blue aliens that need to be relocated so the Company can mine their area for a precious element called Unobtainium. Trouble brews and drama grows, money is spent, and this IS ONE OF THOSE MOVIES YOU CAN ONLY SEE AND ENJOY IN THEATERS.....sadly you can't watch it at home for a dollar and be disappointed. Urban Dictionary

An icon which represents a user in a virtual reality/Internet setting, currently attempted with varying success. The term is adopted from Neal Stephenson; another word used for the same concept is Rudy Rucker's term "tuxedo." Urban Dictionary

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The word "avatars" in example sentences

We have always had the same taste in avatars though. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I guess looking at avatars is just not that important to me. ❋ Unknown (2007)

One of his avatars is dictating a story to one of several amenuenses (sp?), who objects to one element. ❋ Roger Sutton (2007)

Just the sort of thing I was thinking for @chinposin. (tags: chinposin avatars standards hcard) [...] ❋ Unknown (2007)

My interest in avatars isn't new but has resurfaced as I write my follow up piece to "The Web is not forever .... part 1". ❋ Unknown (2006)

One program, Reynard, for example, has signed contracts with five research teams, mostly from major universities, to develop systems to observe "avatars" - animated computer images - that take part in popular "virtual world" games such as Second Life and World of Warcraft. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Advanced technologies of the future provide a solution in the form of "avatars" - biological organisms created by blending DNA from the Na'vi with DNA from human subjects. ❋ Unknown (2010)

One program, Reynard, for example, has signed contracts with five research teams, mostly from major universities, to develop systems to observe "avatars" - animated computer images - that take part in popular "virtual world" games such as "Second Life" and "World of Warcraft." ❋ Unknown (2010)

The chart-topping trio of Keisha Buchanan, Heidi Range and Amelle Berrabah will not only be wowing the party - hosted by TV star George Lamb - with an intimate set of new material from the forthcoming album, but will also be meeting their very own 'avatars' - totally interactive, speaking caricatures of themselves that will represent their online profile on Xbox LIVE. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The idea of "avatars" - three-dimensional representations of the self rendered in pixels, often fantastical or surreal in nature - wandering through a computer-generated environment has been explored in the science-fiction novels of Neal Stephenson, William Gibson, and Bruce Sterling, among others. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He was one of many great "avatars" - and in essence, all of us possess the same inner core of divinity. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But then, after watching her boys’ penguin avatars romp and IM, she pulls the plug because there’s no telling who might be piloting the other flightless waterfowl. ❋ Unknown (2007)

You always have to keep in mind that the other avatars are also real people … I started in SL in August returned in January and have really met some great people and learned new things. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Yeah the avatars are the only thing I can think of actually. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In Second Life -- and in online role playing games like World of Warcraft -- players create their own characters called avatars that they use to move about a virtual 3-D space. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Second Life ground upon which the adventure begins is suitable for humans aka avatars but too cold for these extra-SLterrestials and plants. ❋ Bettina Tizzy (2009)

But suppose the signs referred to avatars rather than sounds? ❋ Sarah Micklem (2009)

Avatarism is an [open source] game/[philosophy] of [conscious] character creation. ❋ Papercross (2016)

[Aang], 'The Last Airbender' was the Avatar, and was born to the Air Nomads. When he died, the next Avatar, [Korra] was born into the [Southern Water] Tribe. ❋ This Is All In Your Head... (2013)

[Automatic] Voice on Website: [Are you ready] to create your [avatar], User1253? ❋ FestiveWatchDog (2018)

[Check out] [that chick] at the other [table], she's avatarring! ❋ Dan Riley (2011)

"What did you think of Avatar?" "It [was 3] hours of [predictable] [Pocahontas]/Halo garbage." ❋ Clint Bubbles (2010)

[The avatar] has [many] [powers]. ❋ Kyoko (2005)

"Hey have you ever seen [Pocahontas]?" "oh you mean Avatar, the movie with that giant [blue girl] who falls in love with a human and [worships] trees?" ❋ The River Wolf (2010)

Will: "Hey did you see Avatar on [Friday]?" [Abby]: "Yeah, that was funny with the whole 'Sokka's Boomerang' [bit]" ❋ RandomAvatarFan (2008)

Jack: " Jane! Did you see Avatar" Jane: "Yes Jack, I did." Jack: "didn't you just love that cool 3D and the special effects? Jane: " Jack, quite frankly, I did not. I thought the entire film was a giant waste of $13.50 and 2 and half hours. [James Cameron] cannot write for shit, cannot create decent characters, cannot cast properly, and has way to much fuckin' money in his back pocket. How you could like it, you little [waste of jizz], is way beyond my comprehension." Jack: "But, but, the effects..... [the 3D].......the sexy blue chick....." ❋ Yikker Yakker (2010)

First used from an Internet perspective in 1992 in [SNOW CRASH], by [Neal Stephenson], in one of those self-fulfilling SF prophecies. [Stephenson] got the name from the Hindu concept of avatars, which are the personification of various deities or entities. ❋ LarstaiT (2003)

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