Talk:Sam West

The author did an excellent job of getting his main points across. By focusing less on the personal avatar, and more on the fantasy avatar, his true feelings about the process took a greater emphasis. And his honesty was also clear, seeing that he was unsatisfied with the first result. This really hit on the idea that avatar creation cannot fully capture the human form. I thought it was interesting how he used the "parents" approach in building both of his avatars. This approach would seem to me more difficult than simply choosing characteristics of the self, because you end up trying to analyze more people. In that respect, I am applauding his dedication. The true greatness of his evaluation was in the fantasy, where he realized that there's so much more to the human body than just physical characteristics. Each one of us is different in our own unique ways. I liked how he didn't start his fantasy avatar with a goal in mind, and how he let the process itself dictate where he was headed. This demonstrated a lot of faith that "playing around" would eventually lead to a good goal. I also appreciated his "Thanks Tom Hanks" section. I found the humor to be great and having seen the movie, I can definitely see where he was coming from. The author did a great job of getting his points across, and how we tend to customize ourselves not so much by appearance but by what we like to do for fun.

-Anderson Phelps