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Avatars, one for eveyone?By Pauline the 18 May 2007
Category : Once Upon a Time...
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18 May |
“A virtual representation of a person or a person’s interactions with others in a virtual environment, conveying a sense of someone’s presence (known as telepresence) by providing the location (position and orientation) and identity; examples include the graphical human figure model, the talking head, and the real-time reproduction of a three-dimesional human image”.
That is the exact definition of an avatar, the webs newest outlet for creating virtual beings! Many of today’s most popular websites offer users the chance to create their own avatars from a pre-defined model. From the basic model, users can change the avatar’s clothing, hair, or eyes. The avatars can then be used throughout that website to represent the user. Avatars can also be integrated into virtual communities such as Zwinky and Zwinktopia!
From Avatars: www.zwinky.com
To Virtual World integration:
A lot of websites offering avatar creation have now made it possible for you to use your own customized avatars on personal homepages and eBay!
What I couldn’t find during my search was a site offering to create an avatar from my own picture… Any ideas? 
