Monthly Archives: June 2008

A Whole New You: Animated, Talking Avatars

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Posted by John vanSuchtelen on June 23, 2008 – 4:54 pm
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Isn’t it time to break away from static, silent online versions of ourselves?  We thought so, and today we are introducing animated, talking avatars to Shockwave!

If you’re not already familiar with avatars, they are essentially graphical representations of you (or whoever you choose to make them look like) that can live on your Shockwave profile.  Not only can you fully customize the look of your avatar’s face, from eye color to shape to hair style… you can also choose from tons of great outfits, put on some glasses or jewelry/bling and choose just the right environment for the new virtual you to be set against. Oh, and did I mention you can make it talk?

Head over to your profile and give it a try today. If you’re not already a Shockwave member, now would be a good time to sign-up – it’s painless (and free), I promise.

Thought you might like to see my standard avatar, and the slight variation I have used to occasionally rickroll people.

 

 

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