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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.
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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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