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[[Image:Marianne mccann old.jpg|thumb|Marianne McCann in April 2006.]] | [[Image:Marianne mccann old.jpg|thumb|Marianne McCann in April 2006.]] | ||
Marianne McCann is a [[Child Avatars]] on [[Second Life]]. Coming in-world in the later part of February 2006 as a fairly standard adult avatar, Marianne soon developed into the "inner child" of her player. | Marianne McCann is a [[Child Avatars|Child Avatar]] on [[Second Life]]. Coming in-world in the later part of February 2006 as a fairly standard adult avatar, Marianne soon developed into the "inner child" of her player. | ||
Marianne was involved with builds within the Second Life's Third Birthday Event and Fourth Birthday Event (the latter largely created by [https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Loki_Eliot Loki Eliot]) to focus on the "lives" of child avatars within Second Life. There were some difficulties with the [[SL5B|Fifth Birthday event]], with both her and Eliot initially being "respectfully declined" from participating, then reinstated less than a week later due to public outcry. | Marianne was involved with builds within the Second Life's Third Birthday Event and Fourth Birthday Event (the latter largely created by [https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Loki_Eliot Loki Eliot]) to focus on the "lives" of child avatars within Second Life. There were some difficulties with the [[SL5B|Fifth Birthday event]], with both her and Eliot initially being "respectfully declined" from participating, then reinstated less than a week later due to public outcry. | ||
Revision as of 16:07, 23 February 2009
Biography
Marianne McCann is a Child Avatar on Second Life. Coming in-world in the later part of February 2006 as a fairly standard adult avatar, Marianne soon developed into the "inner child" of her player.
Marianne was involved with builds within the Second Life's Third Birthday Event and Fourth Birthday Event (the latter largely created by Loki Eliot) to focus on the "lives" of child avatars within Second Life. There were some difficulties with the Fifth Birthday event, with both her and Eliot initially being "respectfully declined" from participating, then reinstated less than a week later due to public outcry.
McCann has attempted to provide a "face" to SL's "Inner Children," and is a officer of Second Life Children.
In October of 2006, Snapzilla spotlighted her extensive collection of in-world snapshots. She also was chosen as the winner of the 2006 Bubbly Kids in-world beauty pageant, is a graduate of HardKnock Elementary, and helped to create a public park on Info Island.
In November of 2007, Marianne won the 2007 Uncanny Valley Expo contest sponsored by New World Notes. This led to a sizable interview on the use of child avatars in Second Life. She also writes for the Metaverse Messenger on child avatars.
Family
Like many child avatars, Marianne is part of a Second Life family consisting of other people's avatars. her family includes her mother, Sazzy Rosebud and her father, Laurynce Book, Pygar Bu and Robin Howe, her brother and sister, her nana, DaddysBoo Chase, cousin Fae Jarrico, and several other members of her extended family.