Comments on: That Avatar is not Mii! http://theautumnalcity.com/games/that-avatar-is-not-mii/ Gaming from a writer's perspective Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Travis Megill http://theautumnalcity.com/games/that-avatar-is-not-mii/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Travis Megill Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:18:11 +0000 http://theautumnalcity.com/?p=252#comment-87 I really like your avatar, David! I may try to do that with mine as well, just make something I like. I did revise mine tonight with the help of my wife, though, and was pleased to see they added a beanie-type hat since that's what I typically wear once it's cold. I'll add my revised Avatar to the post. I really like your avatar, David! I may try to do that with mine as well, just make something I like. I did revise mine tonight with the help of my wife, though, and was pleased to see they added a beanie-type hat since that’s what I typically wear once it’s cold. I’ll add my revised Avatar to the post.

]]> By: David Carlton http://theautumnalcity.com/games/that-avatar-is-not-mii/comment-page-1/#comment-86 David Carlton Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:04:21 +0000 http://theautumnalcity.com/?p=252#comment-86 I was pretty nonplussed at first by the Avatar selections: it encouraged me to start from one that looked like me, and I went through screen after screen without finding a match. And then, when I gave up and picked one to customize, I was <i>extremely</i> nonplussed by the beard selections. Once I got over that, though, I rather liked it: my avatar doesn't look like me (so I agree with your main point), but the braid around the head, the monocle, the single dangly earring, and the heart tattoo on my cheek all add up to a look I approve of. I was pretty nonplussed at first by the Avatar selections: it encouraged me to start from one that looked like me, and I went through screen after screen without finding a match. And then, when I gave up and picked one to customize, I was extremely nonplussed by the beard selections.

Once I got over that, though, I rather liked it: my avatar doesn’t look like me (so I agree with your main point), but the braid around the head, the monocle, the single dangly earring, and the heart tattoo on my cheek all add up to a look I approve of.

]]> By: Corvus http://theautumnalcity.com/games/that-avatar-is-not-mii/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Corvus Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:19:36 +0000 http://theautumnalcity.com/?p=252#comment-82 I'm not sure. The irony is that with my handlebar moustache and long pointy goatee, I'm much more cartoony in real life than either my avatar or my Mii. It's just that the avatar gets a bit closer. I’m not sure. The irony is that with my handlebar moustache and long pointy goatee, I’m much more cartoony in real life than either my avatar or my Mii. It’s just that the avatar gets a bit closer.

]]> By: Travis Megill http://theautumnalcity.com/games/that-avatar-is-not-mii/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Travis Megill Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:12:40 +0000 http://theautumnalcity.com/?p=252#comment-79 That's good to hear! I think that will probably end up being the case with most people, but I really think Microsoft should be considering my particular facial structure and expressions when they design these things. Does this mean that my appearance is just naturally more suited to cartoon? That’s good to hear! I think that will probably end up being the case with most people, but I really think Microsoft should be considering my particular facial structure and expressions when they design these things.

Does this mean that my appearance is just naturally more suited to cartoon?

]]> By: Corvus http://theautumnalcity.com/games/that-avatar-is-not-mii/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Corvus Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:02:30 +0000 http://theautumnalcity.com/?p=252#comment-78 I'm in the opposite situation--my avatar is much more representative of me than my Mii. I’m in the opposite situation–my avatar is much more representative of me than my Mii.

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