How To Use Zoom Avatars!

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The newest release from Zoom allows users to access Zoom Avatars. Currently this option is in Beta and limited to only animal avatars (and not people). However these can be a lot of fun and can even help reduce screen fatigue.

Zoom 5.10 link:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/arti...

From The Verge:
https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/22/22...

"Zoom will let you show up to your next meeting as a rabbit, fox, dog, or another type of animal, using its new Avatars feature that replaces you with a virtual character that copies your expressions, Memoji-style. The company says this feature, which is included in the Zoom 5.10 update, will only let you become an animal at launch, but that new avatar options will be added in the future.

Zoom sees this feature as useful for a lot of different scenarios — in its press release, it mentions showing up with an avatar filter on could “bring some fun to your team-building meetings” or help pediatricians seem less intimidating to young children. There’s also the idea that it could help alleviate Zoom fatigue. At least one study has indicated that constantly looking at yourself to make sure you’re presentable and reacting appropriately is part of what makes being in video calls all day so tiring. If your Zoom box is showing a giraffe that’s mirroring your facial expressions, that’s a lot harder to scrutinize than your actual face."