Mangatar it's a new generation avatar creator tool that combines features from avatar generators, social networks, location-based networks and online games. The avatar generator, core of the system, it's the first one completely developed in HTML5 it's flash-free and, then, compatible with iPad and all the new generation tablets and smart-phones.Moreover, for the first time in this kind of tools, all the avatar created are released under creative commons license and they are completely free, even for commercial use. Just as social networks were born "around" the photos (flickr, pinterest, instagram, etc.) we build a social network around the mangatars. Users have a personal profile, they can organize avatars in collections, become friend of other users, vote and comment others' creations, share everything on the major social networks. From the location-based system we inherited the ideas of "place" and "check-in". In mangatar, further to the elements in the base engine (hair, bodies, faces, etc.), there are some thematic pages that offer to the users more elements of customization. These pages can represent real places, events or brands. Doing "check-in" in those pages, users have sets of elements, related to the page's theme, to further customize their creations. Lastly, in the whole environment, there are gamification dynamics. Users can gain "popularity points" to increase the "popularity rank" and challenge their friends and hit the charts. Furthermore, there are badges to achieve in some conditions or reaching some goals. For every badge achieved users gain more popularity points and friends get a notification.
The community is really active and I found a lot of competition for climbing the charts. Soon I was approached to become friends with other people, I suppose, for the sake of ratings. The avatar generator is well done and then it's all HTML5, I could also create a character from the iPad. Out of curiosity I also tried on iphone and it works well even there.
Cons
Lacking a bit of languages, the avatar generator may be much more enriched. Iphone version is not so simple to use, would require a redesign of the graphical interface, dedicated to the device.
Summary
manga like me!
Gekkos
Pros
powerful tool to draw manga characters
Cons
I need a tutorial
Summary
Nice website
cnetperse
Pros
-Tons of elements to customize the avatars
-Nice badges
-A lot of social features
Cons
They should support spanish language!
Summary
I like it!
The avatar generator is one of the best I used and offers a lot of elements...and I can use it from the iPad.
I also appreciated a lot the badges...now I'm addicted...trying to unlock a couple of them :)