Inspiration
Looking at the evolution by AR glasses and observing my kids playing games whilst chatting with their friends online and trying to imagine what it would be like to bring that fun and excitement of using Avatar/Skins not just in games and virtual metaverse but into the real world to allow mixed reality in-person interactions.
What it does
The app is just a concept at this stage but with AR glasses it would let you either create skins from scratch with the help and guidance of AI (taking you through each steps with simple intuitive questions and generating the result; All you have to do is talk to it), or simply browse for skins created by the community of users and the best skin design artists. Once the skin is created or chosen you can apply it to you and and carry on with your day looking like your avatar. Evolving in the real world you will then see other users as their avatar everywhere you go and be able to message them (if they opt for it). Special immersive Mixed Reality events could then be organised for all users to socialise in-person as their avatar.
How I built it
It is only a pure concept at this stage, the video just shows how it could be like. I did a trailer storyboard and an App map in Figma, then generated characters and base content with Midjourney, refined and edited it in Magnific and Photoshop, generated the anime in Kling and Runway, generated sound effects in Elevenlabs, the music in Udio, did the logo and logo animation in Rhino and Grasshopper then finally edited everything in Premiere.
Challenges I ran into
Time... I knew doing it solo would be very hard but I didn't have a choice, I started developing the interface in Shape XR (which is an amazing app) but ran out of time which is a shame.
Accomplishments that I am proud of
Not dropping out and using my knowledge in design and AI generative tools to give a decent picture of the concept (I hope!)
What I learned
I used Figma & Shape XR for the first time, discovered what a hackathon for XR looked like, and explored tons of new workflows mixing old and new generative AI tools and sketches to get there at pace.
What's next for Avatar Skin Wear
Winning any of the prizes would be amazing of course, but if the app concept grabs attention and good feedback I would be delighted to properly team up this time and make it a full XR App. I believe the tech is nearly all available and most importantly I see skins like real "clothing" and I am pretty sure the market for skin creation, sharing, selling, and socializing will boom exponentially as soon as the hardware is mass released and adopted. Expressing ourselves by showing our avatars in everyday life could be both liberating and inspiring. So if you are interested get in touch!
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