Researchers Target Low-Cost Avatar Technology

Imagine two dimensional photos and social media avatars being replaced by 3-dimensional representations of the actual user. According to Ari Shapiro, a research scientist at University of Southern California's Institute for Creative Technologies, that technology is just around the corner. “For me it is exciting to see what we now have," he said, describing a low-cost technology that may revolutionize social media. "Soon a lot of people will have the capability to model...

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