ItsMe is a virtual identity company on a mission to turn everyone into avatars

Most of us are used to the idea of maintaining a digital persona on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, the way we convey ourselves in these spaces is limited to video, images, and text. By combining technologies such as digital photography, artificial intelligence, and machine le...

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Published inThe Toronto Star (Online)
Main Author Cosco, Amanda
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Toronto Torstar Syndication Services, a Division of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited 31.01.2017
Subjects
Algorithms
Dance
Electronic commerce
Social networks
Software
Startups
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Summary:Most of us are used to the idea of maintaining a digital persona on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, the way we convey ourselves in these spaces is limited to video, images, and text. By combining technologies such as digital photography, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, the Toronto-based startup is able to take 360-degree photos of subjects and turn them into digital forms, otherwise known as avatars. Along the wall of the dance floor, there's a mirror where I can check out my virtual reflection. For the purposes of this demonstration, the other avatars are computer generated, but the idea is that one day each of us could be participating in the dance party in real-time from our living rooms. Credit: Amanda Cosco Caption: Amanda Cosco tests out the 3D scanning software and hardware developed by itsme, with the help of CEO Pete Forde at the itsme...
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