On a side note... some URL's of interest in the area of free game/avatar creation.

• GameDev.net -- Game Creation on the Cheap
• LithUnwrap - an alternative mapper?
• Blender Creator - blender is a pretty heavy system, and free. Includes a modeler and creation tool, scripting and browser based playback with a modern 3D engine.
• Garagegames.com - The Home of Independent Games and Gamemakers and inexpensive and fairly serious game engine. Not useful without programming.
• Milkshape 3D - an interesting modeling tool geared to player/avatar creation
• A nice MilkShape Tutorial
• Yahoo! Groups Animation_Collaboration_Network - an interesting mailing list for 3D animator/film makers
• 3DFilmMaker.com -3D Entertainment and News Portal - self explanatory
• Creative-3D.net - some good info/industry news
• Machinima.com - Real time 3D film making for the next millennium. - games engines to animate films
• CFXweb Links Articles-Game_Industry - some articles/tutorials

Enjoy!