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Gizmoz.com – Create your own 3D Avatar

This article was written on December 26, 2006 by CyberNet.

These days, it’s all about social networking and messaging. Gizmoz.com utilizes a flash-based 3D avatar product, and it works by using a picture of a person, and their voice. Gizmoz will most definitely become a magnet for MySpace users and the like who will flock to avatar creators such as this. It also works with most messenger services like Yahoo! Messenger, Skype, AIM, MSN Messenger, and Google Talk. Avatars are most commonly used with messenger clients, forums, and social networking sites, and is a graphic of your choosing that you display. Not only can you create your own 3D Avatar, you can also create E-cards, and watch a collection of user generated talking heads videos.

Gizmoz’s vision, and mission is to add “emotional fun to personal digital communication, across all platforms and by that, change the face of your personal communication experience.” They’re all about self expression and giving an “eye-popping new twist to your social networking and personal messaging experience with fascinating, highly emotive animated headz that â€œspeakâ€ in your own voice, or text messages.”Working with graphic designers, 3D artists, illustrators, and other professionals, they have been able to create a great 3D service that makes Gizmoz unique, and sets them apart from others.

Here are some of the highlights of what you can do over at Gizmoz:

Watch and collect:

Not only can you create your own Gagz, you can also watch and create a collection that others have made. You are then able to download them to your PC, iPod, etc. Any of these clips that you collect or create can then be embedded into websites like MySpace. Gagz are tagged with labels which makes it easy to search for certain key words.

Commune:

There’s a Gizmoz Talking Headz Forum which is semi-active. You can join groups with a common interest, add comments regarding clips, and send messages.

Create:

Probably the best part about Gizmoz is the ability to create your very own clips to embed on your own site, or email them to your friends and family. You can create a Gag by choosing a head that they already have available, or you can use your own picture. If you’re using your own picture, you simply upload a picture of your choice. From there, Gizmoz will turn the image into a 3D model. After that, you add all of the details like a body, clothes, backgrounds, tattoos, etc. The final step would be adding the sound- whether it be your voice, or another. Finally, you could add a moving mouth and facial expressions to top it off.