Hacker News Reader

It generates an avatar for her. They show it in the demo, it looks really good.

If I call you and get an avatar, I will assume you're an absolute phoney. A rich phoney, but still a phoney.

It's like calling and getting a "virtual background" - to me it says you're ashamed of where you are.

Calling people “rich phonies” and also “if you have a virtual background I assume you’re ashamed of where you are”

Now that is an insufferable combo if I’ve ever seen one.

> It's like calling and getting a "virtual background" - to me it says you're ashamed of where you are.

it’s not a matter of being ashamed , it’s a matter of , what right do you have to see Into my home without my consent? Not everyone I video chat is someone I want inside my house.

It NeRF's an avatar. It's pretty freaking insane.

https://twitter.com/highsnobiety/status/1665794429364604928

That video does not show avatar's motion.

that's exactly what it does.