Avatars, avatars everywhere!

Najman Maliki, Web Developer, BFM Media

18-Sep-20 14:00

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If you're a Facebook user in Malaysia, this week in particular you would have seen a flood of cartoon versions of your friends taking over your newsfeed. The social media giant's new feature allows you to make your own Avatar, a cartoon-like version of yourself, similar to Apple's Memoji and Snapchat's Bitmoji feature. We explore how and why avatars have become so popular in the virtual world.

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Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Dashran Yohan, Lim Sue Ann & Juliet Jacobs

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Categories: SME, Markets, Technology, Tech, Business Analysis, Social Issues

Tags: The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, Facebook avatar, avatars, characters, gaming, Memoji, Bitmoji, virtual reality,

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