Online casino games

For many online casino games and online poker, the Player’s avatar is little more than a quirky image, symbol or photo. It serves as a two-dimensional counter to mark the person’s seat at the table, and indicate their last action. But some online poker rooms are exploring the deep, thrilling possibilities that the online avatar holds. With a handful of sites upgrading to 3-D, the options for the avatar increase. At PKR.com for example, the player does not choose simply whether to be male or female, but body shape, eyes, hair, features, clothing, accessories, even down to how plump the lips are or how heavy the eyebrow-ridge. For many players, this enhanced level of detailed control over their player-character brings a new level of enjoyment, and can even affect their game.

Aside from image, these 3-D websites offer a list of emotions, actions and tells for the player to perform during play. This means that not only are you watching how much a player is betting, but how they are sitting, their avatar’s body language, and what their hands are doing. You can congratulate, flirt, or intimidate your fellow players as you wish.

These online software programs cleverly cash-in on the popularity of avatar-based games such as MMORPG World of Warcraft, and multi-billion dollar PC series ‘The Sims.’ With Canada’s online casino industry growing, this is something online developers should certainly be keen to explore.