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I’m excited about the Vision Pro but I now see why some reviewers called the FaceTime “Personas” creepy. They’re like talking paintings in the Haunted Mansion
by MBCook 3y ago
I’m excited about the Vision Pro but I now see why some reviewers called the FaceTime “Personas” creepy.
They’re like talking paintings in the Haunted Mansion ride with bunch of blur and depth of field. It’s way too weird. Joanna’s looks a bit like she’s been stuck as the replacement person in the Mona Lisa.
A static picture of you or maybe your Memoji (remember those?) would be far preferable.
I’m surprised Apple is shipping Personas.
- crooked-v 3y agoI'd rather have just a VRChat avatar. Hook up the eye tracking and the mouth visemes and it'll probably be more likable than the Personas are.
- zmmmmm 3y agoyeah ... i regularly do Workrooms meetings with avatars and i have to say it looks and feels much less creepy - safely outside the uncanny valley but still conveying all our natural expressions. It's actually quite weird when I think about how much I forget we are avatars and just talk to the other person as if it is really them.
- willis936 3y agoThey've also shipped memojis. Facebook has also shipped meta. All the money in the world can't buy you an understanding of your market.
- MBCook 3y agoMemojis work. They not be a style you like, I’m meh, but they work. This seems alpha. I’m sure it’s a hard problem but I feel like waiting a bit longer would have done them a better service.
- layer8 3y agoThey look like the 3D version of police drawings.
- threeseed 3y ago> I’m surprised Apple is shipping Personas. They do make it clear that it's in Beta so they know there is work to do. But if you're having a Zoom meeting with a divorce lawyer or negotiating an M&A a Memoji is the last thing you want.