But then I saw the potential for engineers to turn text and images into 3D models. Tony (Yuchen) Liu, creative marketing ...

Not ready to show your real face in a Messenger or Instagram video call? You now have the option of replacing it with your ...

The barrier between anime fandom and virtual presence has officially vanished. In 2026, tools like Neural4D’s AnimeArt and ...

Creating a realistic talking AI avatar is now achievable in just 15 seconds with HeyGen Avatar V. According to AI Master, this platform enables users to upload a short video clip, which is analyzed to ...

It’s the Happiest… Construction Site on Earth. Disney has quietly filed confidential demolition permits tied to a future Avatar-themed attraction planned for Disney’s California Adventure — even ...

YouTube is now letting users create an AI avatar that looks and sounds like them for use in Shorts. This feature was teased earlier this year. The creation process is available in the main YouTube app ...

Recent findings reveal that Google is developing a 3D Avatar feature for Gemini. It{s based on Android XR’s Likeness technology. The feature will allow users to scan their faces with a smartphone to ...

Researchers have developed a new system that uses smartphones instead of specialized motion-tracking hardware to create more realistic avatar movement in virtual reality (VR). The technology aims to ...

One of 2026’s most promising fighting games is Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game, a title whose recent beta playtest proves that its characters will be unique in the genre. Toph was received ...

Hardware Gaussian Splatting is my new favourite thing, so I hassled an ex-Epic artist to tell me everything he knows about the low-cost 'photo-real' rendering technique Hardware This photorealistic ...

In 2021, Facebook became Meta and the company claimed its focus would be to “bring the metaverse to life.” It launched Horizon Worlds, a VR metaverse that people could explore and create worlds in. It ...