Showing posts with label iOS Avatars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label iOS Avatars. Show all posts

Friday, 14 October 2011

Custom Avatars For Apple's iOS Game Center Announced

Apple's iOS Game Center might be adding customizable Avatars.Borrowing the concept which has been available in Microsoft's XBOX Live & also Nintendo's Mii,Apple is also expected to join the club.The patent details filed by Apple is available & it appears that there are apparently 2 patents as of now under the title,Avatar Editing Environment & Personalizing Colors of User Interfaces which has enlightened the Avatar customization interfaces currently under development for iOS.

                                                          Sporting a blank canvas interface in the background,the iOS Game Center Avatar will enable users to choose/edit basic facial features like nose,ears,mouth,eye etc along with accessories like glasses,bandana & hats.The multi-touch screen of iPhone,iPad or iPod Touch would enable rotating & resizing features.
                                                       The Avatar creation mode can be either manual or automatic & the the iOS Game Avatar will feature within the game too,a concept borrowed from XBOX Kinect & Wii.They will appear side by side with the user profiles which would display the game score & achievements etc.