More on Xbox Avatars
Fancy another look at the new Xbox Avatars coming this Fall? The Microsoft crew continues its in-depth look at the new Xbox experience with a deeper look at those digital creations of yourself called Avatars. After sharing more on the games played options, they’ve hooked up a video on Avatars. It’s a really cool video in my opinion and there’s even something to rest your concerns about what’s happening with Gamerpics. Yep, if you look closely there’s an option for your Gamerpics.
Video: Xbox Avatars
September 19th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
I’m still not on board with this … it was tough enough customizing the little mii on the wii to look like me, and this looks kind of retardedly similar. If it could map the actual face from an uploaded photo or something, I’d say – hey, go for it, but why are we in the stone-age of personality-based technology for our online presences?!
What am I even saying?! I know not!!
September 19th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
dude it looks cool man
i mean it’s all lively and stuff.
September 19th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
I like it. I think I’m going to have lots of fun with the Fall update.
September 19th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
This has to be for the children… You couldn’t feel good about yourself being an adult & liking this crap.
September 19th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
I haven’t really been too interested in this, so I haven’t read anything about it. What are these avatars going to be used for?
September 19th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
just another representation of your digital self on Xbox LIVE. and a few games will also use them somehow perhaps as characters.
September 19th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
All righty, thanks for the info.
September 19th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
hmmm at first i was against the idea of avatars but now its starting to grow on me… as long as it includes the feature of unlocking stuff as you unlock achievements (something i heard about) then it will be epic
September 20th, 2008 at 12:18 am
That could be cool guy.
September 20th, 2008 at 7:48 am
I think Silent October is on point with his suggestion to use face-mapping technology. Without something like that, I really don’t care about some juvenile-based avatar.
September 20th, 2008 at 11:58 am
It’s like they’ve replaced the dashboard with a mii version of The Sims … belching, dancing, et al. Not cool with me, at all… this isn’t what I signed up for.
…unless, of course, my avatar can be completely in ninja costume. Then, I might be only a little on-board with it.
September 20th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
yeah that’s the one thing i wasn’t into. the burping.
September 20th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
I am excited for the Fall update. But i really wish they would just use face mapping
September 20th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
The thing that really bothers me about this is that the eyes/mouth are flat and everything else is in 3d. It makes the face look really stupid and out of place. I wish they would do some 3D modeling for the body parts on the face and then I would really really like what they’ve done.
September 20th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Really cool to see, funny I fired an message off to Paladino @ GSB an asked about Gamerpics to include on the shirts, wonder if that’s possible now.
He was very vague in his response back to me. 
September 22nd, 2008 at 6:28 pm
I’ve heard others talk about using your gamerpic has a shirt logo. I think there was a link in the xbox.com forums someone posted. I think this is interesting. It does add a little personality to the dashboard which I like.