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Facebook's working on photorealistic VR avatars and they're kinda creepy

May 2, 2018

Facebook has big plans for blurring reality and virtual reality.

During its F8 Day 2 keynote, the company said it’s working on creating photorealistic VR avatars that look just like you IRL. And well… they’re kind of creepy.

Currently, Facebook’s VR avatars, available in Facebook Spaces, look like cartoons. Despite improving its cheesy-looking VR avatars with greater detail and better face and mouth-tracking for more realistic expressions, the cartoony designs are a turn-off. Our very own tech reporter Rachel Kraus is not about the cartoony looks. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Facebook's working on photorealistic VR avatars and they're kinda creepy

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