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When did we start saying ”profile picture” instead of ”avatar” (hexbear.net)
submitted 9 months ago by BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 5 points 9 months ago

Yeah, I think it was Moorcock > Ultima > MUDs > BBS > General adoption