Snapchat is getting a funky new augmented reality (AR) feature today in the form of a new World Lens.
The 3D Friendmoji Deluxe World Lens builds on Snapchat’s growing push into AR by allowing you to not only transpose a 3D virtual version of yourself into the real world, but to add one of your friends too.
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Above: 3D Friendmoji Deluxe
Though Snapchat began as an app for sharing self-deleting ephemeral photos, it has taken on a whole new life in recent years. Parent company Snap launched its machine learning-based Lenses feature back in September 2015, providing users with a mechanism for sharing photos of themselves with special effects superimposed on their face.
The company later rolled out World Lenses so users could augment their environment with funky animations, before adding 3D Bitmoji to the World Lenses mix last year. Last month, Snap launched Bitmoji Deluxe, offering more customization options for your personal Bitmoji avatar.
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Source: Venture Beat