VKontakte: Vmoji

The main articles are:

• Facial recognition systems
• Biometric identification technologies

2022

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On July 19, 2022, VKontakte announced the launch of vmoji, an opportunity to create a personal virtual avatar using face recognition technologies and its own generative ML models of VKontakte. Thanks to the innovation, users can become the hero of a set of stickers on a social network.

VKontakte launched digital avatars vmoji

You can create a set of stickers with your virtual avatar in the updated version of the VKontakte application. You can share emotions using a personal set of stickers in VK Messenger chats, stories and clips, comments on VKontakte publications.

Using their own creative rendering style, face recognition technologies and generative VKontakte models make it possible to simulate an avatar similar to the person depicted in the photo. Neural networks themselves will offer an appearance for the avatar. If you want to give free rein to imagination or add the necessary details to the image, the avatar can be manually adjusted or individual elements can be edited - for example, facial features, skin tone, hairstyle or clothes.

A basic set of vmoji stickers is available for free. There are also paid premium functions: for example, you can supplement the image with special unique elements.

"It is not so important whether you call the video, correspond with the interlocutor in the chat or sit in the same room with him - we develop the platform in such a way that our technologies erase any barriers in communication and you do not feel any distance, getting the opportunity to fully express yourself, your emotions, sense of taste. VKontakte for many years allows you to solve problems in the virtual world that were previously available only offline, but are now in demand and familiar within the social network: dating, shopping, work meetings, music events, watching movies. We do not stop at the implementation of these services and are ready to open up new areas for people and further. The digital avatar will become another element that connects online with offline and expands the capabilities that are available thanks to the Internet and the evolution of modern technologies, "said Alexander Tobol, CTO of VKontakte.

The vmoji function showed its demand even before the public launch: in June 2022, VKontakte opened the opportunity for users to apply for participation in the closed beta testing of vmoji - more than 400 thousand people became its participants, and the number of daily sent vmoji stickers already exceeds 1.2 million per day.

Vmoji announcement

June 20, 2022 social network Vkontakte announced Vmoji - virtual user avatar. This function will work using technologies face recognition and generative - ML models VKontakte.

Using their own creative rendering style, neural networks make it possible to simulate an avatar in such a way that the image of the character is as similar as possible to the person recognized in the photo. For the user, the avatar will be created as simply as possible, using your own VKontakte technologies - just upload a photo or take a selfie.

Virtual avatars will help diversify communication, express themselves online and share emotions with friends, feel closer to interlocutors. They will also be available not only within the services of the social network, but also in other products of the VK ecosystem. The social network plans to launch the function in the near future.

{{quote 'author = said Alexander Tobol, CTO of VKontakte. | VKontakte is a meeting place for friends, colleagues, a place for new acquaintances and expression. We are systematically increasing the functionality and technologies of our platform in order to erase barriers and provide people with the opportunity to feel full proximity when communicating through, Internet even if the interlocutors are hundreds of kilometers from each other. This digital avatar is the first step in building the VKontakte virtual universe. He will become a guide to the new world and help erase the boundaries between people. Also in the future, the avatar will be able to replace the user at a time videoconferences if, for example, the quality of the network does not allow transmitting a video image. In addition, technology-based solutions will appear in the VKontakte virtual universe,}} NFT