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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/22\/22990983\/zoom-virtual-avatars-animal-face-replacement<\/a>
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Zoom will let you show up to your next meeting as a rabbit, fox, dog, or another type of animal, using its new Avatars feature<\/a> that replaces you with a virtual character that copies your expressions, Memoji-style<\/a>. The company says this feature, which is included in the Zoom 5.10 update, will only let you become an animal at launch, but that new avatar options will be added in the future.<\/p>\n

Zoom sees this feature as useful for a lot of different scenarios \u2014 in its press release, it mentions showing up with an avatar filter on could \u201cbring some fun to your team-building meetings\u201d or help pediatricians seem less intimidating to young children. There\u2019s also the idea that it could help alleviate Zoom fatigue. At least one study has indicated<\/a> that constantly looking at yourself to make sure you\u2019re presentable and reacting appropriately is part of what makes being in video calls all day so tiring. If your Zoom box is showing a giraffe that\u2019s mirroring your facial expressions, that\u2019s a lot harder to scrutinize than your actual face.<\/p>\n

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