Oculus Updated its Avatar Editor with Loads of Custom Options
Josh Thompson-Persaud — May 4, 2021 — Tech
Oculus, creator of the Oculus Rift and Oculus Quest, released a virtual reality platform update that added expressive avatars along with advanced customization tools. As virtual reality is positioned to offer a new form of social interactivity, Oculus' expressive avatars will mimic human emotion and expression through simulated eye and mouth movement. The developers aim to make social interaction and conversation more natural, whether in the Home virtual world or in virtual reality games.
The platform update also comes with loads of new customization options that allow users to create avatars that are highly detailed and feel authentic. The expressive avatars, with their updated looks, will be supported within Facebook Horizon, a virtual world platform that is currently in beta. The new expressive avatars are available for the Oculus Quest and Quest 2.
Image Credit: Oculus
The platform update also comes with loads of new customization options that allow users to create avatars that are highly detailed and feel authentic. The expressive avatars, with their updated looks, will be supported within Facebook Horizon, a virtual world platform that is currently in beta. The new expressive avatars are available for the Oculus Quest and Quest 2.
Image Credit: Oculus
Trend Themes
1. Expressive Virtual Reality - The use of VR technology in replicating human emotion and expression offers a new form of social interactivity in virtual worlds and games.
2. Advanced Avatar Customization - The introduction of highly detailed and authentic avatar customization options allows users to have more personalized and unique virtual identities.
3. Simulated Eye and Mouth Movement - The ability for avatars to mimic human emotion and expression through eye and mouth movement opens up opportunities for improved natural conversation and social interaction in virtual reality environments.
Industry Implications
1. Virtual Reality - The virtual reality industry can continue innovating in the social interaction space, creating more realistic representations of human identity and emotions.
2. Gaming - The gaming industry can explore using expressive avatars to enhance user engagement and immersion in virtual reality games.
3. Social Media - The social media industry can incorporate virtual reality technology to create new social interaction experiences that allow users to express themselves in more immersive and natural ways.
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