BelieveRevolt [he/him] to chapotraphouse • 4 months agoWhen did we start saying ”profile picture” instead of ”avatar”message-squaremessage-square37 fedilinkarrow-up174file-text
arrow-up174message-squareWhen did we start saying ”profile picture” instead of ”avatar”BelieveRevolt [he/him] to chapotraphouse • 4 months agomessage-square37 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBelieveRevolt [he/him]hexagonhexbear7·4 months agoI wonder if the Ultima series had anything do with that, since the player character was called the Avatar. NATOpedia seems to support that, claiming that Ultima IV popularized the use of the term avatar in this context. link
minus-squareMardoniush [she/her]hexbear5·4 months agoYeah, I think it was Moorcock > Ultima > MUDs > BBS > General adoption link
I wonder if the Ultima series had anything do with that, since the player character was called the Avatar. NATOpedia seems to support that, claiming that Ultima IV popularized the use of the term avatar in this context.
Yeah, I think it was Moorcock > Ultima > MUDs > BBS > General adoption