Avatar

An avatar is a cartoon version of a real person and we had the chance to visit a few websites that allow you to create them.  The three avatar websites we used today was Build Yourself Wild, South Park Studio, and Be Funky.
At Build Yourself Wild they give you the option of what gender, type of clothes, hair, accesories you want on your individual.  Then, it gets really wild when you can pick out animal parts and crazy backgrounds to put on your creature.  When you finish the website makes a name for your avatar combining all of the animal parts you used so you end up with a funky looking creature with a long name!
Then I visited South Park Studio where I could create my own animated South Park Character.  This website also allows you to pick hair, clothes, shoes, accessories, you name it and it is there!  My favorite feature was when it allowed you to put tattoos and chest hair onto the body.  When you finish you end up with a hilarious looking South Park character that looks like it came straight out of the show.
Lastly, I went to Be Funky which I really enjoyed because it lets you take your own personal pictures and edit them.  It gave you the chance to upload pictures or take one on a webcam.  Some of the features on the editing tool were adding make-up to your picture, or removing blemishes, or layering on fun effects that add a cool look to the photo.