3D-rendered faces are a big part of any major movie or game now, but the task of capturing and animating them in a natural way can be a tough one. Disney Research is working on ways to smooth out this ...

Transform your photos into lively 3D caricatures with Gemini Nano Banana Pro. This AI tool makes creating animated, ...

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Face filters on Instagram and Snapchat are far and away the most mainstream use of what we call augmented reality. We've already spent years contorting our faces, surrounding them with butterflies or ...

If you're joining a video call via Microsoft Teams or Apple's FaceTime, and don't quite feel like showing your face, both companies provide users an option to use cartoony 3D avatars in their place.