Avatars for Social Media and Virtual Multiverses

谢里丹学院的屏幕产业研究和培训中心（SIRT）将与多伦多的合作伙伴圣城VR合作，为虚拟化身创建和个性化提供创新工具的原型。与现有的化身创建工具不同，开发的原型旨在为VR应用程序中的化身创建和定制提供无缝体验。这些工具还将支持化身的多种视觉风格，并允许化身和相关内容与其他应用程序共享，包括社交媒体平台。除了为Holy City VR提供有用的工具集，以创造新颖的沉浸式体验外，这些工具还将使其他开发人员，内容创作者和最终用户受益匪浅。这些工具将使其他开发人员和创作者能够轻松地将化身创建系统集成到他们自己的虚拟世界中，降低开发成本，同时为最终用户提供更好的体验。此外，使用这些工具开发的体验的最终用户将受益于他们数字肖像的更具创造性的表达，以及与他人分享的更广泛的能力。这个平台将帮助我们走向一个未来，个人拥有真正的数字身份，通过他们的虚拟化身表达，并通过多种平台和体验与世界其他地区分享。

Sheridan College's Screen Industries Research and Training Centre (SIRT) will work with Toronto-based partner Holy City VR to prototype innovative tools for virtual avatar creation and personalization. Unlike existing avatar creation tools, the prototypes developed will aim to provide a seamless experience for avatar creation and customization within a VR application. These tools will also support multiple visual styles for avatars and will allow avatars and related content to be shared with other applications, including social media platforms. In addition to providing a helpful toolset for Holy City VR to leverage as they create novel immersive experiences, these tools will greatly benefit other developers, content creators, and end-users. These tools will empower other developers and creators to easily integrate avatar creation systems into their own virtual worlds, reducing developments costs while also providing a better experience for end users. Additionally, end-users of experiences developed with these tools will benefit from more creative expression in their digital likeness, and a broader ability to share this with others. This platform will help move us towards a future where individuals have a true digital identity, expressed through their virtual avatars and shared with the rest of the world through a multitude of platforms and experiences.