The Influence Of 5 Traits Of Personality, Loneliness And Self-Esteem In The Creation Of Avatar

Nowadays, online gaming is the most famous gaming among teenagers, while players have the chance to create their own unique character which is called avatar. Games offering the possibility to create an avatar are on the increase after 1985, giving the chance to the user to have more choices so as to create the avatar he/she wants. But what happens actually when a child select his/her own avatar? A quantitative questionnaire survey was conducted to examine if the avatar represents the child's personality and if loneliness and self-esteem plays an important role of this selection. 302 Greek students participants were took part in this study, 161 boys and 141 girls with mean age 15.04 and (S.D. = 76). The participants answered in TPQue5, CLQ, Rosenberg self-esteem scale questionnaire and in an offhand-avatar selection questionnaire. The data analyzed with t-test and Anova test. The results demonstrate that personality, self-esteem and loneliness affect avatar selection. These findings are important so as to make users think their personality when they create this digital human. Further studies could be done examining other factors that play an important role of the selection of avatar.