1. A method for generating customized merchandise based upon an entity within a virtual environment, the method comprising: receiving at least one data element from a data set by at least one processor, wherein the data set contains a plurality of data elements defining attributes of an entity within a virtual environment; translating the at least one data element into at least one merchandise characteristic by the at least one processor; and manufacturing an article of merchandise having a physical appearance based, at least in part, on the at least one merchandise characteristic.