Looking to create avatar platform(Not sure if this is the right section).

I need not only a client side, but a server side script, so I figured Java is where I would start.

To make it short, I would like to compile a system such as Gaia, or Kinsaki.

Here’s my original post:

[url]http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/computers-technology/how-do-i-make-my-own-avater-fourm-o/t.42829173_31/#37[/url]

“After many tedious hours of searching I have ended up right back where I started somehow.. stare

I have found this and that on the internet, but there has yet to be a open-source project directly relating to an avatar system. I can obviously logically break down what needs to be done to create such a process, but I need a suitable format per say, to create specific actions and to collect user data. Although that describes nearly every language I use, I need one that works specifically by calling a list of items presented in the current user’s database table, ect. Now, I’m not making my website, what-so-ever about this feature, such as gaia, or meez. I’m using it as a component, of MANY, that fit into the inner-workings of my site. All installments of such a system are going to be cliche-based therefore, one must already be at the site for something else, to discover there is even such a feature.

Anyways…

I have fair knowledge of code, I’ve been working with it for a few years. I use several code languages such as flash, javascript(not java), php, xhtml, css, ect.
Even with knowledge of code and plenty of time to do it, this is still a HUGE project.
Therefore I am well aware of the amount of time it will take to accomplish such an objective.
In a platform matter I’m using Drupal, a popular CMS. I’ve seen such a implementation developed, but of course it was for commercial use(by MTV it so happens) and not available to the public. There’s was fairly simple though.

The way I think I could accomplish gaia’s kind of “user avatar creation” is through several methods, one by utilizing the z-axis with java, enabling the layering of objects, which allows for multiple objects to be “smushed” into a 2d image. Obviously then to present the final product a user would press some sort of “save” button, apon which runs a script saving the 2d img as a png and placing it in the default directory where user’s images are called for. A preview would be compiled apon clicking an item. Items would be bought using points accumulated through performing actions throughout the site. My only hang up there is I can’t think of how to generally track what was bought (Inventory type deal) again which I think can be solved with the mysql database and called to a specific “block” where it would be presented nicely(like a shop).

If anyone has any idea in general about this whole idea, and would like to say their two cents, feel free to.”

aim:
oolkingloo

e-mail:
[email][email protected][/email]

EDIT: Looks like *perl may be my new best friend, along with GAE, I might just be able to do something. Not sure what though, i’ll keep you posted.

reply to a post:
“iStrawberryRosei”
it’s kinda confusing. any help?

“Yeah, kinda hardly cuts it. Every function you see here on gaia is almost a system within itself. All I can suggest is to check out a couple website I’ve come across while researching for this project. The simplified avatar system gaia runs is almost a “dollmaker”, examples, [url]http://bokehman.com/do_it_yourself_avatars/[/url], [url]http://dollmakercode.com/doll-maker-code.php[/url], [url]http://www.freewebs.com/pr3ttyinnpink/How%20to%20Make%20A%20Doll%20Maker.htm[/url], now those would be purely for the unique stacking of items, ect. Those in no way will support some sort of a “shop”, where users would buy items they may then use on their avatar. Like I said each funtion itself is almost an entire system. I’ll keep you updated on what I figure out, how long have you been coding?”

Just throwing it out there really, feel free to direct me elsewhere if you feel it appropriate.

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