Newly updated 3D Avatars have been rolled out by Meta which was formerly named Facebook. They are now existing on Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and direct messages in India. In a bid to push towards building a metaverse platform, Meta is also including new facial shapes and assistive devices for disabled individuals.
The director and Head of partnerships Meta, Manish Chopra said, “Representations in the metaverse should reflect the diversity of the real world. Avatars are just the first step towards enabling everyone to express themselves in their unique ways. When you create your Avatar you can select the right facial features, body types, clothing styles, and more to create your virtual self.”
The updated 3D avatar on Meta and Instagram includes Cochlear implants and over-the-ear hearing aids in a variety of colors and on all platforms including virtual reality. It also includes wheelchairs, which will appear in stickers on Facebook, messenger chats, and DMs on Instagram.
Let’s know how to create 3D Avatar on Meta, messenger and Instagram
For Meta
- Open the app and go to its menu
- Scroll down to Avatars and tap on ‘Edit your Avatar’.
- Facebook will offer you a lot of options to customize your Avatar, including dresses, face shapes, eye shapes, hairstyles, etc.
- Customize your Avatar as your wish and create it.
- To share your newly created 3D Avatar,
- Go to Avatars
- Tap the ‘share to Feed’ option at the bottom.
- Share your Avatar to your Feed.
For Messenger and Instagram, you can do the same by tapping on your profile picture and then tapping on ‘Avatar’, and then repeating the steps mentioned above.
The process to send stickers of your Avatar in Messenger chats
- Open the messenger application and tap on a conversation to open it
- Tap on stickers to view your avatar sticker pack
- Choose a sticker you want to send and tap on it to send it.