early morning stroll in Berlin, originally uploaded by fatcontroller.

probably should have worn more than short sleeves (it was -2c)

This is twinity, a 3d virtual world based on real world data – the first city is Berlin, others to follow. Lots of elements similar to other virtual spaces but pretty cool to walk round a geographically accurate replica of a city. You can rent or buy property, clothes, etc. (or advertising hoardings, commercial property etc). Wonder if they have squatters.
You have quite a lot of control of your avatar, including the ability to upload a photo of your face which maps to the avatar. doesn’t seem to apply to the hair style – or i just haven’t found the right tool yet!. even if you put in the right info it still appears to be quite flattering on how it renders your body

really interesting stuff, still in beta, but don’t bother unless you have XP or Vista on a fast newish machine with a decent graphics card. twinity.com