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1 day agoGiraffe, muppet, or human?
Moderately realistic animal avatars (like a giraffe) balance familiarity and novelty, reducing uncanny impressions and improving emotional comfort for children in VR.
Bitmoji's 3D redesign in 2023 allowed Snapchat to launch new body types and deliver faster on top fashion requests, from low-rise jeans to saris, says Swetha Dhamodharan, a senior product director at Snapchat. But there's been growing calls to bring back the old 2D comic style. One online petition to bring back the style has racked up nearly 100,000 signatures.