Customizing characters for online gaming

A video highlighting the fascinating capabilities of new technology; there's even the possibility of adding a "tatou" to the character*. Related videos are here and here.

I haven't even created a creature in Spore yet, so I don't think I'm ready to tackle humans. I would think there's a real risk of spending more time creating characters than playing games.

Embedded video discussed in a Reddit thread. *(of interest to certain bloggers).