Talk:Trevor Cortez

I thought the addition of the wii and xbox avatars was a great addition of using outside sources. I could immediately relate to his comparisons as I own an xbox 360 and wii as well. In most instances using a caricature for an avatar is better than a poorly done self-portrait. If the software is attempting to be realistic and can't produce realistic results it fails in both categories. It is neither a cartoon nor a self-portrait but rather a poor combination of both.

I thought the person reflection was extremely well written and I have to admit to laughing out loud after reading "Having to use a character named “Bozo” to shape your nose can be a blow to your self-esteem." I thought that was an extremely good observation. When you're trying to create a serious self-portrait of yourself it does not help if a template you use has negative connotations. When they were programming Evolver they should have thought about using neutral names for the templates to prevent offending anyone. Knowing Trevor I can tell his avatar looks nothing like him. This shows an extreme limitation of the software because it is not able to create good self-portraits of whites nor minorities. Trevor used the same helmet for his avatar character as I did for the same exact reason, we both are fans of the Call of Duty franchise. It's interesting to see how similar interests can form similar avatars.

-L. Cobb