Police create wanted poster on Nintendo Wii
source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/4531192/Police-create-wanted-post...
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Rather than commissioning an artist or employing photofit software, officers put together a caricature of the man they want to trace using a tool intended for gamers to create their own characters.
The popular console's "Mii" feature allows users to devise personalised avatars by selecting from a range of different face shapes, hairstyles, eyes, ears and other features. Players can also fine-tune their characters' clothing, size and expressions.
The cartoonish creations can then be used in a range of Nintendo games including Wii Sports and Wii Fit.
The Mii created by the police in Japan – apparently a young man with long brown hair and sunglasses – was included on poster at the scene of the collision in the Kanagawa prefecture in the south of the country, next to a photo of the type of car involved.
The image has been circling on computer game blogs and websites for several days, provoking both mirth and astonishment.
"Well, so much for sketch artists eh? These newfangled Mii's are just so spot on," wrote one commenter on the Kotaku blog.
Not sure this will work. Do all Japanese police have a Wii and the time to make a Mii wanted poster?
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afishlikeme
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thats funny. I can never get mine to look like me. I wonder if it will work
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afishlikeme
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lordsbassman
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haha
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lordsbassman
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SHAWN_RITTIMAN
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Oh shit that's Bono! Just swoop up on him at a U2 concert and he's yours!
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SHAWN_RITTIMAN
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DeliaTheArtist
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SHAWN_RITTIMAN:
LOL!!!!
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DeliaTheArtist
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seanalyn
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Oh epic lol. Unless you already look like a caricature it impossible to make a Mii that looks anything like you.
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seanalyn
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SHAWN_RITTIMAN
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Rotsa ruck!
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SHAWN_RITTIMAN
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thea_inthecity
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hahaha! thats too much.
- 3 years ago
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thea_inthecity
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2muchinfo
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I played with him last night. O Shit
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2muchinfo
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nazbags
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it will be interesting to see if they actually catch the guy
- 3 years ago
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nazbags
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KSc0
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Ahhhhaha, so law enforcement can afford the Wii but not a sketch artist. I guess this will get more people to look at the posters.
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KSc0
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DeliaTheArtist
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AWESOME!
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DeliaTheArtist
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joshuaheller
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Luckily the guy that stole from me, had a red hat, a mustache, and a plunger.
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joshuaheller
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2muchinfo
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joshuaheller:
What! the guy that stole from me had a green hat, plunger, a mustache. Hmm... I wonder
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2muchinfo
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Gargaryun
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Sooo, They're looking for Speed Racer???
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Gargaryun
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Stevox
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I didn't know you could actually be HIRED as a Mii Artisan.
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Stevox
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liveroadkill
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Quick he might be hiding on your wii!!! go home and check
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liveroadkill
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liveroadkill:
Its a lot of work. They make about 250,000 a year. It think colleges started offering that course.
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Sumkrazyguy55
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richjm
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Woah, that's actually amazing. Those Mii things are impossible to get an accurate representation out of. Unless you're replicating celebrities...
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richjm
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thea_inthecity
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richjm:
The David Carusso and Dr. House characters are HILARIOUS!
thanks for the smiles :) :)
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thea_inthecity
