Use gamer's avatar in Xbox game

Question

I have been reading a lot about Xbox game development. Back in 2010-12, XNA technology was available so that a game could use the gamer's avatar.

When developing a game today, how can I use a gamer's avatar in the game ? I am aware that gamertag etc.. are available through Xbox live and creators or ID@xbox programs. I am also aware that I can use Unity/C#/Nuget and VS2017 to create a Xbox One and/or windows 10 game.

I am yet to find developer information related to avatars: what are the characteristics of the avatar ? how can I create one myself (coding) ? how to fetch avatar ? how to render it ? how to interact with it ? if at all possible...

Thanks for any help.

Answer 1

Depends whether you are an XDA or UWP title. In either case, you need to use the Xbox Live Services SDK (separate ones for XDA / UWP). In there, there are API's for authentication and interrogating Gamer Services

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/xbox-live/

Answer 2

Avatars were supported for 360 games in the past, but that program has been gone for a while now. At this time there is no support for using your avatar in an Xbox game.