WoW Insider interviews Ed Fries on avatar figurines
by Ross Miller 
{ Dec 17th 2007 at 4:10PM }
Although nothing will ever top our surprise Spore figurine (in our hearts, at least), former VP of games publishing at Microsoft Ed Fries (one of the original Xbox guys, remember?) is hoping to provide a similar service for World of Warcraft players by making a 3D replica of their avatars. Our MMO-obsessed siblings (not them, the other ones) at WoW Insider interviewed Fries about his new venture, entitled FigurePrints, and the process of turning the virtual into reality. (Fries, as it turns out, was inspired by those Spore figurines from E3 2006.)You can demo the program for yourself. The operation is currently in its early phases, so drawings are being held during certain time periods to have your character molded. The cost is $100 plus about $15 for shipping, and even at that price, we have no doubt the service is trying to keep up with high demand.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
james_is_kcool @ Dec 17th 2007 9:26PM
i hate wow
WiNG @ Dec 17th 2007 4:58PM
"This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper."
*sigh*
Sokkratez @ Dec 17th 2007 5:39PM
Scott Johnson also interviewed him on The Instance.
kinshadow @ Dec 17th 2007 6:02PM
I wonder if they'll provide this service for Second Life avatars?
*shudders*
Geist @ Dec 17th 2007 8:24PM
Oh god furries everywhere!
Kangstarr @ Dec 17th 2007 7:11PM
I don't play MMOs but this is absolutely brilliant. Ed Fries will make a killing.
Equynnox @ Dec 18th 2007 12:01AM
Shh, people. Give them money, so they can branch out into other MMOs (c'mon, City of Heroes), maybe custom characters from other games (such as my Soul Calibur II assassin).
Snuffulufugus @ Dec 18th 2007 12:46AM
I hate WoW too. But this IS brilliant. I would've gotten one if I still played my characters.