How To Create Avatar From Photo

What is an AVATAR?

Avatar is an electronic image representing a computer user in the digital world. Major games and social platforms have introduced the virtual character function, in which one can create an avatar from a photo.

The idea behind the users virtually represented on-screen is driven by the intention of creating an interactive experience. This way, people enjoy the content immersively and tend to be more conscious of the game's ethical questions. The same principle now applies to social media.

Avatar Market Outlook

Technological advancement improves mobile phone performance, network bandwidth, screen rendering, and other capabilities. Users have, therefore, higher expectations in their pursuit of immersive experiences. Virtual avatars and metaverse-related applications receive more attention.

According to Allied Market Research, the global metaverse market was worth $41.9 billion in 2020 and will reach $1,237 billion by 2030.
The compound annual growth rate from 2021 to 2030 is 40.4%.

How do we join the metaverse industry and seize the market in such a rapidly developing emerging market?

Make avatar from photo

Facebook, Reddit, Youtube, and other social media have launched the 3D Avatar function. Let users become avatar photo creators.

Let's explore how to quickly integrate the function of creating avatars from a photo in your application so that your customers can have their avatars to enjoy their interactive experience fully.

The ZEGOAvatar SDK launched by ZEGOCLOUD allows you to create your metaverse application quickly.

Create a virtual avatar in three steps

1) Get avatar data from photo

// Extract facial features based on the introduced image.
ZegoFaceFeature faceFeature = ZegoAvatarService.getInteractEngine().detectFaceFeature(bitmap);

2) Set a virtual avatar data

// Create a ZegoCharacterHelper class to simply the implementation process for API call.
// The absolute path of basic resources.
mCharacterHelper = new ZegoCharacterHelper(getFilesDir().getAbsolutePath() + "/assets/base.bundle"); 

// Set the avatar creation coefficient.
mCharacterHelper.applyFaceFeature(faceFeature);

3) Render the virtual avatar

// Get display view
mZegoAvatarView = findViewById(R.id.zego_avatar_view);

// Display the avatar on the screen and call the API on a UI thread.
mCharacterHelper.setCharacterView(mZegoAvatarView);

Make the app experience more realistic

The metaverse doesn't apply only to virtual avatars. It extends to outfits, actions, images, expressions, etc. of real people. Together with the virtual scenes, it makes the metaverse world.

ZEGOAvatar SDK realizes the connection between virtual and real through AI, being able to smoothly replicate the natural expressions and emotions of characters.