New Years Resolution: I will bowl with Ang Lee on a Wii
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- December
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Time Magazine may have decided that 2006 was officially the year of YouTube—or “You” for short. But it’s safe to say that it was not, as some predicted, the year of the avatar.
Personally speaking, I’ve always found the idea of a virtual representation of my pale, balding, slightly overweight vessel to be, well, depressing. But I’ve also kept an open mind, testing out uber-geeky virtual programs like Second Life and The Sims—if only to understand what all the hype is about.
But it was only when I heard about Nintendo’s new Wii game console, and its ability to create Miis (their word for avatar) that I saw practical application.
Alright, “practical” isn’t the right word. But “entertaining” for sure. You can also fashion just about any character you want and play against them in the Wii’s new sports games. Hundreds of gamers have already created celebrity avatars—including Spike Lee, Borat, and Steve Martin—and some sites have even launched Mii contests.
But one fellow, a certified genius named jarosh on neogef.com, tops them all. He didn’t pick just any ol’ tabloid celeb; no, he decided to fashion a dozen film directors. There’s Stanley Kubrick, Warner Herzog, David Lynch, Roman Polanski, and—my personal favorite—Larchmont’s own Ang Lee. Any game system that lets you play tennis with Spielberg, box against Tarentino, or go bowling with Lee gets high marks in my book.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, a trip to Best Buy is in order. (Just please, don’t tell my wife.)
Images courtesy of jarosh, neogef.com
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This version of David Lynch looks an awful lot like Robert De Niro.