I wanted to experiment with how a genderless, nonhuman representation of me would interact with others, so I used the hodgepodge vehicular avatar I created last class session. Unfortunately I didn't actually get to meet any people; the places I visited were empty, according to my mini-map.
After looking at the destination guide, I visited the Isle of Moon, which was more or less what it sounds like. It consisted of an island with a large central lake and a low-orbiting moon floating above it. Flying serpents soared closer to the island, Eurodance music played in the background, and a massive aurora object surrounded the whole thing, constantly shifting and changing color. I thought it was a very nicely designed location, and rather relaxing to fly up to the moon and sit there, watching the aurora. Overall, a nice place to kick back and chill.
The next place I visited was National Shrine of the Divine Mercy, which appeared to be a virtual Catholic church:
Again, there was nobody in, but despite this it still felt very church-like. In the background a recording of a full church service played, and I could hear the priest going through the ceremonies, and the responses of the congregation. Clicking the chair near the picture of the Virgin Mary brought me to the savior.org website in my browser, which is a website that allows internet users to witness the Sacrament via a live online image, and perform adoration and communion whenever something prevents them from attending physically. Clicking the altar gave me an object to take, which was a text file of that week's sermon notes:
There was even a functional praying spot, usable by clicking the red button. My avatar had no legs but I assume doing so would cause a humanoid avatar to kneel and position themselves for prayer:
Although I didn't get to meet people, I thought the effort and detail that went into these locations were quite impressive. These places both were designed very thoughtfully, with clear purposes.
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