Beema, 3D Avtar Released Beta 2 of its Graphical Web Application Development Engine
Beema, after ten years as a 3D animation studio has launched a beta platform that enables users to generate speaking 3D avatars.
There is no originality in the concept as there are a number of sites offering similar features , so you don’t come here to have something really great to tantalize your want for new features. What makes Beema, a bit different is its easy interface, placing the much simpler 3GP video format compared to the Flash; which is the standard for most avatars.
There is a limit set to users for only utilizing the avatars from various choices (3D wizards, characters etc). The users do not have the privilege of uploading their images; a feature that the company plans to introduce along with copyrighted characters (but that comes with a cost).
Beema isn’t going to win any awards for originality - there are a number of avatar sites that have very similar features, including Vidiator
and Oddcast’s Voki platform. But the site does win points for its simplicity, forgoing Flash (which is standard for most avatars) for the standard 3GP video format, which gives users much more freedom with their videos (and also works on the iPhone). On the other hand, there’s no easy way to embed a video - there is no widget available, so you’ll have to upload your video to YouTube yourself.
Source: Techcrunch
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