A
system and method for creating, distributing, and viewing photo-realistic talking head based
multimedia content over a network, comprising a
server and a variety of communication devices, including
cell phones and other portable
wireless devices, and a
software suite, that enables users to communicate with each other through creation, use, and sharing of
multimedia content, including photo-realistic talking head animations combined with text, audio, photo, and video content. Content is uploaded to a remote
server, and accessed via a broad range of devices, such as
cell phones, desktop computers,
laptop computers and personal digital assistants. Shows comprising the content may be viewed with a media player in various environments, such as Internet social networking sites and chat rooms via a
web browser application, or applications integrated into the operating systems of the digital devices, and distributed via
the Internet, cellular
wireless networks, and other suitable networks.