There are some things in this world I'd like to see...
We have all manner of video games out there, and some of them let you personalize your character. Second Life, for example, lets you make someone who looks like you (or nothing like you, if you so desire). Spore lets you create your own species from the cellular phase onwards. Other games with multiple players will even let you create a custom avatar.
But do these avatars tranfer?
What I'd like to see is what I call the OpenAvatar. You generate a 3D model using some open standard, and then plug it into your games, and now, instead of Solid Snake, it's You. For games supporting it, you just point it to your OpenAvatar storage site, and it takes care of converting the character to the in-game style. Additionally, a tool should be generated with plugins capable of translating your OpenAvatar to be playable in those games (maybe even a 2D renderer!).
Who's with me?
Additionally, since I gotta make this blog post count, could we please stop finding mutilated dead dogs and calling them cryptids? It's gross. Please?
Crossposted in The Eventide Knave and The Gangster of L'Oeuf.
We have all manner of video games out there, and some of them let you personalize your character. Second Life, for example, lets you make someone who looks like you (or nothing like you, if you so desire). Spore lets you create your own species from the cellular phase onwards. Other games with multiple players will even let you create a custom avatar.
But do these avatars tranfer?
What I'd like to see is what I call the OpenAvatar. You generate a 3D model using some open standard, and then plug it into your games, and now, instead of Solid Snake, it's You. For games supporting it, you just point it to your OpenAvatar storage site, and it takes care of converting the character to the in-game style. Additionally, a tool should be generated with plugins capable of translating your OpenAvatar to be playable in those games (maybe even a 2D renderer!).
Who's with me?
Additionally, since I gotta make this blog post count, could we please stop finding mutilated dead dogs and calling them cryptids? It's gross. Please?
Crossposted in The Eventide Knave and The Gangster of L'Oeuf.
