Step 1: Start at the beginning

Go to in the left column Apps and add the app Avatars To. It’s usually at the bottom Popular in teams. If this is not the case, there is a search function at the top left.

The Avatars app is included in the left column and ready to use. If you don’t see it, click the three dots and then click the app. The home screen already gives a small taste of what awaits you. click on Work and sharpen your creativity! Don’t worry, just like other apps, you can easily switch back to chats or activity without losing anything.

Step 2: Creative Expression

Then it’s time to have some fun. There are 36 basic avatars to choose from, eighteen female and eighteen male. They are immediately very diverse and represent a large part of the world’s population. Once you decide on this, the real work begins.

There are many ways to customize this base:

• Body
• view
• Her
• Look
• Wardrobe

Each option has a number of divisions and almost every item has many colors to choose from, which you can also make even brighter and softer. There are also very special items, such as a hearing aid, prostheses or a bindi (the traditional forehead decoration for Hindus). You can also filter by specific options, such as choosing whether to show only short hair or only jackets.

Feel free to take some time to create your avatar, it’s fun. You can rotate your avatar 360 degrees during the process to see how certain things look from a different angle.

Step 3: Exit and continue again

When you’re done, click the button Save and your avatar is ready. Did you still have doubts? No problem, you can create three different ones. For example, try taking a realistic interpretation of one and going completely crazy on another. You can delete or re-edit your creations at any time.

We tried to mimic one of our editors in his current state and predict him later in life. Finally, you’ll also see a modest attempt at piecing together the iconic look of a certain heroic film archaeologist and professor.

Step 4: Join a meeting as an avatar

To use one of your avatars in a meeting, you have to turn off the camera anyway. Then go to “More” and click Effects and avatars and of course you choose the second. You have the option to switch between your creations at any time if you have created multiple ones. This takes a second or two to load and doesn’t literally happen with one click.

The image, especially the mouth, is pretty well synchronized with the speaking. You can also have your avatar perform all sorts of actions, such as: E.g. wave, give a thumbs up and even dab. It is possible to pin five of a total of 48 different promotions. To do this, you simply have to click on the pin in the top right corner for each action. Do this also to “lighten up” the action in question.

There are more than 60 backgrounds in which you can show off your creation and display a mood by making your avatar look (a little) angry or smile (a little) on a scale. In itself, you have to look closely to see a difference, unless it lies between the two extremes.

On the other side of the line it will look like the two examples below. They are still without background.