Identities Avatar

I wanted to spend a bit longer on my avatar to get things exactly the way i wanted but unfortunately i needed to spend time on other things for my project. I wanted to base the avatar loosely on my appearence, mainly with the clothes and hairstyle.

Here are the screenshots.

Identities - My Elements

Over the last few days i have been scribbling down different ideas for each of the elements in my sketchbook. I wanted to define exactly what i would be doing for each of the elements. However, this wasn't as easy as i thought and i haven't decided 100% on what i will be doing yet! However here are my ideas for each one.

My Logo is pretty much sorted now, i am going to use one of the ideas that i created in illustrator and then in 3ds Max, although i am quite pleased with the final design I'm not sure it really displays my identity as much as it possibly could - maybe room for improvement there!

My Avatar iv spent a lot of time looking at over the past week. My ideas have bounced around from a footballer, to a game character! I want to try to incorporate these two ideas into one. I think this is the most personal thing i am going to do so this must closely relate to my self identity, this is why i was thinking along the lines of a football avatar!

My showcase is yet another element where my ideas have been scattered all over the place. there are so many different things i can think of for this. This element needs much more work yet!

My audiovisual part of the package is going to involve the animation of my avatar in someway. If i go down the football route i could maybe have the avatar playing football and may be doing kick ups or something like that.

My two elements i have pretty much decided on as well. I think i am going to have a collection of my items that relate to my identity created in 3ds Max, i hope this shows off my personal identity quite well and clearly. Another idea was to have maybe a pixilation project. I liked doing this at the start of the year for narratives and i wouldn't mind coming back to it and doing one for my identities package.

Avatar Research

I have been thinking long and hard about which direction to go in with my Avatar. i want an Avatar that is quite simple but also looks good. I think it is important that whatever design i decide to go with it represents me in some way.

While randomly watching Music channels on TV a few day ago i saw the video for Keanes' 'Spiralling'. I couldn't help but thinking the characters in the video have been made in 3ds Max, they looked quite basic and the movements were very similar to what i have been making my biped do in the program! I liked the look of these Avatars and want to do something similar with mine.

Collection Personal Items

Here is my collection of my personal items. I have laid them out on a chair with my xbox and football boot as the focal point.

I have used my Newcastle United football shirt. I have used this as they are the team i support and feel very passionated about, therefore it is an important thing in my life.

My Xbox has also been included in this. I tend do spend quite a lot of time on this (maybe bit too much!!) So this is also a big part of who i am as i have always enjoyed video games and my xbox is probably the best £300 i spent!!

I have also used a mobile phone in my collection (however this isn't mine because i took the picture with it!). i think its very important to keep in touch with family and friends all the time so having a phone is very important to me.

Ipod/Speaker. In my collection i have used my Ipod and also one of my speakers. I am constantly listening to music and looking for new music i have not heard. When i come into my room there is always music playing and i even go to sleep with my music on in the background.

At the back of the picture is one of my sketchbooks. I am always scribbling things down on something, whether its a piece of paper, my desk or in a sketchbook. I am always thinking of different ideas for things, i don't want to forget these so i then write them down or draw them out! Sometimes my writings are nothing to do with my course or work I'm doing but something completely different that i just liked.

My football boot is at the centre of my collection. I love to play football whether its just for fun with friends or a competitive game. Its a big part of my life and i play as much as i can!

Mood Board 2

After the Identities seminar with Roma Patel i decided to create a second Mood Board. This time i wanted to base it on my favourite Avatars of all time, i based it on avatars from computer games i have played over the years.

I used Lara Croft from Tomb Raider, maybe the best Playstation game ever. I also used Crash Bandicoot, also another Playstation classic. I mixed these classic avatars with modern ones. I have Marcus Fenix from Gears of War, this is one of the best games on the Xbox 360 and also Master Chief from the Halo franchise. All great avatars!

Mood Board

I decided to create a mood board for my avatar. I am going to vaguely base it on me but also slightly change the characteristics. I wanted to think of a few words that describe my character and/or appearance.

The first word I thought of is fast/quick. I play football quite a lot and I have always been very quick around the pitch. To represent this on my mood board I have Muhammad Ali and also Floyd Mayweather Jnr, these are two of the fastest boxers ever.

I also thought of determination. I consider myself very determined so wanted this to be inherited by my avatar. To show determination I used Jack Bauer from 24. Although a made up character in a TV show you’ve got to love it!

Intelligent is another word I thought of. I have represented this by having a light bulb on the mood board. I think this is a good and clear way of representing intelligence.

I want my avatar to be quite big, so I have used the tallest building in the world to show this, it is the Taipei 101 tower. This is currently the tallest building, however there are 3 more proposed buildings that will be taller.

At the centre of my mood board I have the Brazilian footballer Kaká. This represents ability and also intelligence.