Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[FigurePrints now immortalizing your Minecraft world with real-world replicas]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/13/figureprints-now-immortalizing-your-minecraft-world-with-real-wo/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/13/figureprints-now-immortalizing-your-minecraft-world-with-real-wo/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/13/figureprints-now-immortalizing-your-minecraft-world-with-real-wo/#comments Immortalize your Minecraft world with a realworld replicaEd Fries is a former VP of publishing at Microsoft, Ouya advisor and the creator of Halo 2600 - he's got quite the resume. He also founded FigurePrints, a company known for making real-life recreations of your in-game content, like statues modeled after World of Warcraft avatars. Now FigurePrints is recreating Minecraft worlds.

If you're interested, you'll first want to install FigurePrints' world exporter, compatible with Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows XP. Once you've installed the exporter, you can select a portion of your MineCraft PC world and upload it to FigurePrints where its artists will re-create your lovingly-crafted game world into a physical model. Then you only need to place your order and wait impatiently for the box to hit your doorstep. As for price, FingerPrints says "replicas of Minecraft worlds significantly vary in cost," based on the size of the area recreated.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ed-friesfigure-printsFigurePrintsMinecraftmojangpcTue, 13 Nov 2012 21:30:00 EST<![CDATA['Unleash' your Xbox Avatar with wall graphics and figures]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/04/unleash-your-xbox-avatar-with-wall-graphics-and-figures/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/04/unleash-your-xbox-avatar-with-wall-graphics-and-figures/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/04/unleash-your-xbox-avatar-with-wall-graphics-and-figures/#comments Admit it, you like your Xbox Live Avatar. It's like an action figure version of yourself. But what if you could have a real-life action figure of your Avatar? Wouldn't that be awesome?

If you want to indulge your more narcissistic tendencies, Microsoft has some new options to "unleash" your Avatar: Decorate your home with you -- get a custom wall print to make your Avatar larger than life; or have your Avatar stand proudly next to your GI Joe collection by ordering a miniature figurine; or even have your Avatar etched onto the back of a Zune media player.

Before you unleash, check your wallet. A "jumbo" wall print will set you back $150, while a 16GB Zune with Avatar etching costs $170. In comparison, the $60 asking price for a figurine doesn't sound so bad.

[Thanks Ben F!]

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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.

JoystiqWoW Insider interviews Ed Fries on avatar figurines originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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