var avatar = new THREE.Object3D();
  scene.add(avatar);
  
  var shape = new THREE.CubeGeometry(100, 150, 60);
  var cover = new THREE.MeshNormalMaterial(flat);
  var body = new THREE.Mesh(shape, cover);
  avatar.add(body);
  
  var headShape = new THREE.CubeGeometry(120, 100, 120);
  var head = new THREE.Mesh(headShape, cover);
  head.position.set(0, 125, 0);
  avatar.add(head);
  
  // add left arm
  var lac = new THREE.Object3D();
  lac.position.set(-75, 65, 0);
  avatar.add(lac);
  
  var armShape = new THREE.CubeGeometry(50, 150, 50);
  var leftArm = new THREE.Mesh(armShape, cover);
  lac.add(leftArm);
  leftArm.position.set(0, -65, 0);
  
  // add right arm
  var rac = new THREE.Object3D();
  rac.position.set(75, 65, 0);
  avatar.add(rac);
  
  var rightArm = new THREE.Mesh(armShape, cover);
  rac.add(rightArm);
  rightArm.position.set(0, -65, 0);
  
  // add left leg
  var llc = new THREE.Object3D();
  llc.position.set(-25, -85, 0); 
  avatar.add(llc);
  
  var LegShape = new THREE.CubeGeometry(50, 150, 50);
  var leftLeg = new THREE.Mesh(LegShape, cover); 
  llc.add(leftLeg);
  leftLeg.position.set(0, -65, 0);
  
  // add right leg
  var rlc = new THREE.Object3D();
  rlc.position.set(25, -85, 0); 
  avatar.add(rlc);
  
  var rightLeg = new THREE.Mesh(LegShape, cover); 
  rlc.add(rightLeg);
  rightLeg.position.set(0, -65, 0);
  
  lac.rotation.set(-1, 0, 0);
  rac.rotation.set(1, 0, 0);
  llc.rotation.set(1, 0, 0);
  rlc.rotation.set(-1, 0, 0);
  
  function animate(){
    requestAnimationFrame(animate);
    //avatar.rotation.y = avatar.rotation.y + 0.05;
    //head.rotation.y = head.rotation.y - 1;
    //lac.rotation.x = lac.rotation.x +0.5;
    renderer.render(scene, camera);
  }
  animate();