My design ideas for my avatar and environment part 6

Here is a sketch i drew of the final design of my character and here is what it looks like on 3d studio max...

Doesnt look exactly like the pic, but you can see some resemblence.

My design ideas for my avatar and environment part 5

heres a picture a drew from a cartoon, "The Boondocks" i like the characters from the cartoon and it has a funny plots. This character think could be fun to do on 3d studio max as there doesn't seem to be much detail on his facial features and the crazy hair looks like it could look really fun.

My design ideas for my avatar and environment part 4

Heres somethign i sketched up during a long shift at work, it was somthing i drew to describe the day and how i felt.

My design ideas for my avatar and environment part 3

So here was my orignal design idea in which i thought i was gonna use to create for my avatar, but i decided to go against it and use a differernt idea.

My design ideas for my avatar and environment part 2

Heres a second design idea that i drew, another Guy Mckinely creation with a change to the hair style

Thought this looked really cool and would a fun prjoect if i were to have designed something like this. But with little knowledge of 3d studio max i think i'll create something less complex for now and decide later on in thr year whether or not to play around with 3d studio max and try and attempt to design this.

My design ideas for my avatar and environment part 1

So i never got around posting my pictures that i drew/sketched up for my avatar. So here they are...

This was something i found in a book, a guy named Guy Mckinley drew it orignally and i thought it looked really nice attempted to draw it myself. I like anime/manga cartoons and i thought i could attempt to design something like this on 3D studio max

V-side week 2

This week my plan was to explore more into the world of v-side and the features it has to offer to members of V-side. As far as i know it seems to be a general community for people to log in and communicate with new people and meet new friends, current friends and enjoy the surrounds. I asked a few random people what they seemed to like about using V-side and it seemed that most liked the fact it seemed a more interactive way of communicating with friends then using instant messenger and face book.

I also found out that you had to pay real money for "creds" to purchase new clothes on v-side which in my opinion seemed really ridiculos due to the fact its not real, but many members seemed to do it because when i was walking around many could tell that i was new to the server due to the clothes i was wearing. There seemed to many that were attracted to other avatars from their virtual apperance, which led my to my next question.. Had anyone become partners through their virtual avatar?

It seemed that there were infact a few who had become real life friends and some even couples in real life by meeting through V-side. Which seems really bazaar, but i guess theres a long process before people actual become close.

From my experience on V-side i have noticed that its basically used as a social centre for people around the world to new meet, listening to music and explore around the virtual world. I would not say that i particualry enjoyed it has there didn't seem to be much for me to do except walk around and talk to random strangers. In my previous posts i have mentioned that i am currently playing an MMORPG made my Square Enix, Final Fantasy XI. In theory it too could be used just the same as V-side except not based on clubs and music but fantasy and adventure. I did notice one similarity in that in both V-side and FFXI people are judged on their clothing/gear, and if not dressed in a certain way they are judged negatively and in a way outcasted by those who are well equipped.

V-side...week 1

Hey hey hey its me... as a pixel, started my second self on v-side as 2nd life seemed to be giving my compter problems every time i tried to d/l to software. so i've been on it for a week now for ranging between 10mins to 30mins a day depending on what there is to offer @ the times i log in to it. This week what i was aiming to do on V-side was to find out about what there is to do on v-side, and to do that i've been walking around and chacking out the environments there. It seems like there are several zones in which you can go into, and some seemed to be locked, so i'm not sure whether the server is being under construction on whether its for the members who pay for their subscription which may give them a better package.

Here are some shots of me in v -side and convsering with other virtual people.

and here's a picture of my avatar...

seems that you can change your clothes whenever by clicking on on the avatar buttonand also skin colour which seems very amusing as i can get a tan within 5 seconds, oh the wonders of today.

I've made a few friends and mainly by accident due to asking them how i do several things like walking, entering differnt zones and what is the meaning of their existance in v-side.

It seems that mainly most people join v-side because they felt lonely or wanted a new experience of interaction instead of the usual facebook,myspace, and instant messenging.

Next week i aim to meet some people, ask them a few questions about v-side and see what there is to do for fun besides do funky dances, which brings me to my final pic for today's post

check the moves... i'm like a young Michael Jackson lol

change of plan

So... i was looking into the idea of making my avatar as a computer model, but when working on the idea and playing around with 3d studio max, i began to enjoy making a 3d model of one of my idea sketches that i made. So far i've completed the body and now working on the head soon, however i find it really weird how some times when you have ideas in your head it doesnt come out the same way on paper, but this is like what i plan on paper doesnt actually come out the same way as on 3d studio max. But hey, lets not frown upon this as its my 1st time using this software, and i throughly enjoy every minute of it.... so far

I'll post more updates of my up and coming work when i feel there is more to explain or when i have done suffient amount of work to jot down my thoughts.