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Übermensch: Become Your Avatar

2007, experimental intervention / web application, Joachim Stein

Become Your AvatarÜbermensch will help you achieve your Avatar’s Body in real life. By analyzing your physical condition and comparing it with your avatar’s physical parameters, Übermensch calculates your personal reshaping plan.

Representing its owner is one important function of the human body. Unfortunately changing its look can be a difficult and time consuming task. Übermensch can tell you what it will take to look like your Second Life Avatar. Focusing on the difference between you real life body and your dream body as you designed it in Second Life, your personal reshaping plan shows the quickest way to become the person you really want to be.

  • All programming by Andreas Stein
  • Training theory and conceptual design consulting by Oliver Kaltheier
  • Thanks to Jörg Heikal (photography), Susanne Schuricht (Model), Iris Neff (Model), Anna Mirsch (Model), Andreas Bauer (Model), Venko Dimitrov (Model), Tobias Leingruber (Assistent)

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