Zoom’s launch of animal avatars is a balm for video call fatigue

Last year, the story of a lawyer turning up to a hearing on a Zoom call with a cat filter went viral. It was hilarious and absurd. But the folks at Zoom seem to have liked it so much, they’re introducing animated animal-based avatars to sit in on your video calls. Think of this as animoji, but for conferencing. Let’s dig into this a bit more. Animal avatars? How will they work? When you turn on your avatar, your background will disappear, and your face will turn into an animal, like a cat or a dog. By following your face…This story continues at The Next Web https://thenextweb.com/news/zoom-animal-avatar-meeting-metaverse-analysis