Comments on: Cascading OpenAvatar http://www.zachernuk.com/2010/02/11/cascading-openavatar/ The desk of Brandel Zachernuk Sun, 11 Jul 2010 06:20:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jeff http://www.zachernuk.com/2010/02/11/cascading-openavatar/comment-page-1/#comment-3688 Jeff Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:49:39 +0000 http://www.zachernuk.com/?p=388#comment-3688 I found it quite exciting in the Penny Arcade game where they did a version of this. After creating your character in 3D, you see a 2D version of your customization in a Flash cutscene. So the same sort of idea; very different representations of the same data. While not the best example for its scope (within the same game), it shows that the idea can be incredibly engaging. I wouldn’t be surprised if in the near-future a console game uses a player’s PS Home or 360 avatar customization to generate an in-game character in that games art style. It would be a bit easier to get developers to buy-in to the concept if there was an established data source. I found it quite exciting in the Penny Arcade game where they did a version of this. After creating your character in 3D, you see a 2D version of your customization in a Flash cutscene. So the same sort of idea; very different representations of the same data. While not the best example for its scope (within the same game), it shows that the idea can be incredibly engaging.

I wouldn’t be surprised if in the near-future a console game uses a player’s PS Home or 360 avatar customization to generate an in-game character in that games art style. It would be a bit easier to get developers to buy-in to the concept if there was an established data source.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.zachernuk.com/2010/02/11/cascading-openavatar/comment-page-1/#comment-3687 Jeff Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:33:45 +0000 http://www.zachernuk.com/?p=388#comment-3687 I found it quite exciting in the Penny Arcade game where they did a version of this. After creating your character in 3D, you see a 2D version of your customization in a Flash cutscene. So the same sort of idea; very different representations of the same data. While not the best example for its scope (within the same game), it shows that the idea can be incredibly engaging. I wouldn't be surprised if in the near-future a console game uses a player's PS Home or 360 avatar customization to generate an in-game character in that games art style. It would be a bit easier to get developers to buy-in to the concept if there was an established data source. I found it quite exciting in the Penny Arcade game where they did a version of this. After creating your character in 3D, you see a 2D version of your customization in a Flash cutscene. So the same sort of idea; very different representations of the same data. While not the best example for its scope (within the same game), it shows that the idea can be incredibly engaging.

I wouldn’t be surprised if in the near-future a console game uses a player’s PS Home or 360 avatar customization to generate an in-game character in that games art style. It would be a bit easier to get developers to buy-in to the concept if there was an established data source.

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