How Old Can't Guess How Old Wrinkle-Free Avatars Are

Microsoft's How Old app could fairly accurately guess the age of my avatar, but look how wackily off it is for the various avatar variations of Ms. Cajsa Lilliehook, anywhere from 6 to 28.

"In most of the pics," Cajsa tells me, laughing wrly, "it's a PXL skin which is one I prefer because it looks older." (Click to embiggen.) Looks like the lack of any wrinkles or age contours confuses the crap of the program. Which helps to illustrate a larger truism about avatars: Perfection and ageless beauty is easy to stimulate - the opposite, not so much.

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[UCMO]

I have a feeling that it also compares the relative scale and position of the major facial features to determine the age - such as larger eyes, spaced further apart are indicative of a child. An avatar with oversized eyes may trick the software.