On the theme of the uncanny and Second Life, consider this screenshot from Steven Kaye, who was visiting Warren Ellis:
The most apparent creepy aspect is perhaps the desolate ground, gray and lifeless for much of the observable area. A boulder offsets the layer of human habitation.
Peer a bit closer in, and you'll see some floating bits. Those are things belonging to Steve's avatar, including a collar. His body failed to appear by that moment. Another twist on the missing body part meme. This is surreal, funny, and a bit disturbing. It's somewhere between memorial and puppet, the objects standing in for the body in a provocative way.
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