Facebook parent adds 3D avatars to Instagram
The Hindu
Users will also be allowed to represent themselves differently on different platforms, by creating three different avatars, one for Facebook and Messenger, another for Instagram and a third for VR.
Meta Platform has added 3D avatars to Instagram Stories and direct messages. It has also updated avatar feature in Facebook and Messenger.
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Meta is also aiming to improve the look of avatars by adjusting certain facial shapes and tweaking skin shades to make users' avatars more authentic. They are also adding assistive devices for people with disabilities, to offer people more ways to express themselves as their avatars.