TikTok, Memoji-style custom avatars are on the way
TikTok also has its Memoji (if you are a fan / iOS user) or Bitmoji (if you use Snapchat instead): regardless of the term that is more familiar to you, it is custom avatars that reflect the likeness of each usergenerally taking advantage of the device’s camera and using an algorithm to “digitize” one’s face.
The short video platform simply calls them TikTok Avatars, but that’s the concept. To create your own avatar, simply open the app, activate the selfie mode, choose the effects and choose the relative voice of the same name. Once the starting point has been created, the avatar can then be modified manually by adding accessories, changing the characteristics of the face and much more. Once the process is complete, you can record videos of yourself showing instead of your real face the avatar, which will reproduce the movements and expressions of the face.
TikTok says he has considered inclusiveness as one of the key parameters for developing functionality, so there are multiple skin tones and multiple facial features. In the future it is possible that there will be further developments in this regard, also based on the feedback that the community will decide to provide.
The feature is being distributed globally, the platform says, and it’s likely you’ll need to update the app via the App Store, Play Store, or Amazon Appstore. In fact, it is possible that iOS users have already had it for a few days and have not noticed it, given that the latest update published on the App Store dates back to 1 June and has the same changelog as the one published yesterday on the Play. Store. The description, which simply reads “Try new creative effects to make your videos stand out,” may have made the novelty go unnoticed.
- TikTok: Video, Live and Music | Android | Google Play Store, Free
- TikTok: Video, Live and Music | iOS | Apple App Store, Free
