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Game avatar whoring.

PolagoPolago Registered User regular
edited October 2008 in Social Entropy++
(mod approved provided a few guidelines are met)

Everyone represents themselves somehow. The clothes they wear, the wax in their hair, smooth kicks or a low hanging belt, it's all a matter of personal expression and representation. Games have always promoted self representation whether it's gouging someone in monopoly, chugging ale in D&D, delivering choke slams in wrestling games or camping a spawn point in MMOs, people have the opportunity to portray themselves as they wish and paint a compelling portrait of their personality.

More recently however, that portrait is looking more and more lifelike, capturing the player's identity to almost creepy accuracy. Take my character from EA's skate for instance:

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If you've ever met me, you'll notice some similarity. Everyone who has seen these images or watched me play in game is intensely creeped out by how accurate that looks, and we all enjoy and cringe at the faceplanting the pavement. It's added a nice layer to an already great game and can suck the player into the experience that much more.

So, Social Wubbles of Entropic Woos, how do YOU represent yourselves in the games you play, and how accurately have you mapped your likeness to your various avatars? Post some images and camwhore your digital side!

Mod ruling: Game character portraits ONLY. This is not a general camwhoring thread and i'd assume infractions will be dished out to those who try to be cute with the ruling. I'm not a mod so who knows!

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  • mullymully Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    uhhh yeah holy crap
    well done pola, it DOES look a lot like you
    but man i don't know if this is going to ride-well with the other avatar thread going on right now

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  • FutoreFutore Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    i always make my guy giant

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited October 2008
    I don't have pictures because my camera is built into ithe laptop
    But usually I just make a slightly geeky lookin' dude
    Jeans, hoodie, glasses, short brown hair
    Voila it's me!

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  • Cold Salmon and HatredCold Salmon and Hatred __BANNED USERS regular
    edited October 2008
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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2008
    oh, i thought this would be self-portraits, too

    you need to be more specific when asking me for permission

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  • mullymully Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    man trust me you do not want me to start posting all the times i've drawn myself
    because seriously?
    seriously

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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2008
    yeah pretty much all i do is self-portraits

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  • VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    cue Sims 2 screenshot posting

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  • TheySlashThemTheySlashThem Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I don't think I've ever managed to successfully recreate myself in a game

    and it's certainly not for lack of trying

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  • NogsNogs Crap, crap, mega crap. Crap, crap, mega crap.Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    when I had longer hair it was pretty easy

    i was just the generic brown haired surfer dude with a goatee in every game

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  • BogeyBogey I'm back, baby! Santa Monica, CAModerator mod
    edited October 2008
    I'll take a better picture during the day. :P

    rb2_bogey.jpg

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  • PolagoPolago Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    sculder wrote: »
    uhhh yeah holy crap
    well done pola, it DOES look a lot like you

    The fun part is I made that really quickly to get in the game fast. Lucked out on the hairstyle being there though.

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  • FutoreFutore Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    i've never really done a self portrait. maybe once or twice in an art class, but that was just a quick thing that ended up looking like another person i know

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  • BusterKBusterK Negativity is Boring Cynicism is Cowardice Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Bogey wrote: »
    I'll take a better picture during the day. :P

    rb2_bogey.jpg

    Why that looks exactly like you

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  • RanxRanx Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    jeff that looks remarkably like you

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  • PolagoPolago Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Ranx wrote: »
    jeff that looks remarkably like you

    I'll save it to a memory card so at pumpkin carving you can bash me into taxis and street lamps!

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  • The Otaku SuppositoryThe Otaku Suppository Bawstan New EnglandRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
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    Add a green Chinese Communist cap to that cat and that's me right there.

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  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    in video games in which i can create a character to represent myself i usually try to deck myself out in heavy armor somehow, preferably of the powered variety or, failing that, do whatever is the most metal thing available to me

    usually don't make video game characters too much like myself unless i only have realistic options, then i go for the long hair, metal shirts, etc

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  • Meta T. DustMeta T. Dust Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
  • WallhitterWallhitter Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    making someone look like myself is dull and time consuming. I go for crazy dudes.

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  • RialeRiale I'm a little slow Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    While I rarely try to create myself in games, my own traits usually end up on the characters I create.

    Most of my MMO characters end up with red hair/blue eyes and sometimes a bald head/goatee. Most of the games I play don't have faces that look enough like mine so I stopped bothering trying to reproduce myself.

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  • captainkcaptaink TexasRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    My Wii avatar, of all things, looks exactly like me.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Mully have you seen the one pre-made character in Rock Band 2? It looks like your avatars only it's dressed really terribly.

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  • seizureorbsseizureorbs Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    captaink wrote: »
    My Wii avatar, of all things, looks exactly like me.

    I tried to make my mii look like me but they didn't have any fros

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  • #pipe#pipe Cocky Stride, Musky odours Pope of Chili TownRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    My Skate guy looks a lot like me too

    It's funny watching a fat guy ride around doing crazy tricks without snapping the board

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  • Mister LongbaughMister Longbaugh Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    my skate character looked just like me too.

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  • Fort1tudeFort1tude Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    mine too, this is creepy

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  • potatoepotatoe Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    i'm always a sexy chick
    always

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  • PolagoPolago Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    All of you dudes with skate avatars should upload them directly from the game and reveal your pixelated mugs to all of us.

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Haha, wow Pola, that does look astonishingly like you.

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  • GoatmonGoatmon Companion of Kess Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
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  • Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Great, now I know I look vaguely similar to Goatmon.

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  • GoatmonGoatmon Companion of Kess Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    You don't sound very enthusiastic.

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  • SamuelSamuel Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    20070831.jpg

    Add a green Chinese Communist cap to that cat and that's me right there.

    Chairman Meow?

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  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    captaink wrote: »
    My Wii avatar, of all things, looks exactly like me.

    I tried to make my mii look like me but they didn't have any fros
    bullshit, I got a 'fro on mine. which is basically what I do for every game avatar, really. yellow skin, afro, short, thin to medium build. games without an afro make me a little sad.

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  • Volucrisus AedriusVolucrisus Aedrius Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    The only avatar I needed in my heyday was a custom decal sprayed on the side of my Madcat.

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator mod
    edited October 2008
    my rock band guy looked a lot like me

    i even spent a lot of time in the art creator getting my tattoos and gonzo tshirt just right


    my skate guy was pretty spot on too, but then i sold skate and stopped being bald

    http://goonskate.com/video.php?id=403

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  • Cosmic SombreroCosmic Sombrero Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I always just make Samuel Jackson, because he looks cooler than I ever will.

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    i always make my game characters to be hot brunette ladies with rude boobies

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  • Volucrisus AedriusVolucrisus Aedrius Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    My brother once used the comprehensive creator on a skateboarding game to make Old Gregg.

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