Okay, so the latest scoop with Meta—yep, the folks behind all those virtual playgrounds—is they’re shaking things up with avatars. Like, we’re talking major control over your digital self’s face, body… the whole shebang. Now, you can mess with things like face shape and body size—hair, makeup, the works. Why? Maybe they think we need more options to express our inner weirdness. Who knows.
You got these avatars chilling on Meta’s turf everywhere—Horizon Worlds, Home, and Workrooms on Quest. Plus, they’re popping up on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger. So yeah, your avatar is pretty much everywhere you’d be scrolling mindlessly, trying not to think about your to-do list. Or is that just me?
In the US and Canada, folks are getting all these new body type choices—you can tweak shoulders, hips, biceps. There’s this nifty body preview thing, too. You know, like when you try on clothes but for your digital self. Kind of wish it worked for real clothes ‘cause my fitting room experience is always a disaster.
Anyway, they’ve jazzed up the face editor as well. So, if you’ve ever dreamt about playing with jawlines or cheek fullness for your avatar—ta-da—dreams come true, right? Oh, and there are more poses and emotes now. You can pick from like 18 standing poses and over 50 new emotes. But honestly, why are there so many options? I can barely decide what to eat for dinner.
And what’s this? An AI style tool? It’s a thing, apparently. You get outfit ideas by typing something, or maybe just let fate decide with the randomizer. Then you tweak till it feels like “you.” If that’s possible with digital clothes, I mean.
So, this whole shebang is for the 13+ crowd in the US and Canada. They’re rolling it out bit by bit—like a puzzle. More pieces added over time, just when you think you’ve seen it all. Go figure.
