Get ready to see your friends turn into a Terminator and take a selfie in outer space as Instagram adds augmented reality effects
Get ready to see your friends turn into a Terminator and take a selfie in outer space as Instagram adds augmented reality effects.
Much like the visual tricks seen in smartphone games like Pokemon Go, which allows players to see Pikachu and pals as if they were appearing in the real world, Instagram users will soon be able to up their stories game by overlaying a whole host of weird and wacky effects on to their photos and videos.
Instagram stories differ from regular photo or video posts that appear in the app's timeline with them appearing at the top of the app in a slideshow format containing a stream of pictures and clips for just 24 hours.The photo-sharing platform is owned by Facebook and will use the tech giant's in-house AR platform called Spark to produce the effects, which will also allow people to create their own designs.
Existing filters, smileys, stickers and other overlays featured in Instagram have all been pre-made, but the company is hoping the AR functionality will allow for even greater creativity.New creations can also be shared with friends and followers, with an effects gallery to be introduced so that users can browse and use anything they fancy.
In a showreel built by Instagram to get the creative juices flowing, people are seen chilling with a virtual pet on their shoulder, taking a selfie as it rains fire, and unmasking their face to reveal a Terminator-style android.
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