Avatars

=Avatars=

Change your look in an instant!

An avatar is a person’s persona or representation of one’s self on Internet forums and other communities. An avatar can be used to help retain the user’s anonymity in online communities; however the representation can be customized to reflect their own appearance, identity and personality.

Experience an extreme makeover!

Avatar Generators

 * [|Doppleme] - Create great looking avatars for your website or social network
 * [|Hero Factory]- Generate a graphic novel hero/heroine.
 * [|Face Your Manga]
 * [|Build Your Wild Self]
 * [|Dream Avatar Creator]
 * [|Zwinky] - This is not a choice for Macs!
 * [|Abi Portrait Avatar Maker]
 * [|ShrinkPicture]
 * [|Yahoo Avatars] - Requires an account
 * [|Meez]
 * [|Mr. PicassoHead]
 * [|Be A SuperHero] - Requires a kit to be downloaded
 * [|Otaku Avatar Maker]
 * [|Voki]
 * [|Portrait Illustration Maker]
 * [|Be Funky]
 * [|VivaVoodoo]
 * Create an avatar for [|Second Life]

[[image:librarian.png]]Research

 * The Impact of Avatars and 3D Virtual World Creation on Learning (Deuchar & Nodder, 2003)