With the growing interest in the world of Metaverse, real-looking avatars are something that the human race is looking for to represent them in the virtual world. To cater to this demand in the virtual world, Trace Network Labs have launched “BUDDY”, a real-looking avatar in the Metaverse.
“BUDDY” is a human-looking avatar that is a virtual replication of the users themselves and bearing a complete likeness to their physical attributes and other characters. These digital avatars can be minted on polygon blockchains. Trace Networks said that they leveraged Polygon as it comes with a negligible ‘gas fee’. The gas fee is the transaction fee required on a blockchain to validate a transaction, in this case, minting a “BUDDY” avatar NFT.
Speaking on the occasion of the launch in New Delhi, Sunil Arora, Co-founder of Trace Network Labs said, “With the launch of Buddy, we are empowering the residents of metaverses to create fashionable real-looking, and human-like digital avatars; after all, what you look like and wear, defines you, your lifestyle and shapes your personality as well. These NFT-based avatars will also become the common digital identity that can transport the avatar to any metaverse. So, you don’t need multiple IDs for multiple metaverses.”
Speaking on the occasion of the launch, Sunil Arora, Co-founder of Trace Network Labs said, “With the launch of Buddy, we are empowering the residents of metaverses to create fashionable real-looking, and human-like digital avatars; after all, what you look like and wear, defines you, your lifestyle and shapes your personality as well. These NFT-based avatars will also become the common digital identity that can transport the avatar to any metaverse. So, you don’t need multiple IDs for multiple metaverses.”
During the event, users were allowed to create their avatars using a simple front-facing photo or a simple selfie. Using this image through Artificial Intelligence the avatar is rendered as 3D models which is then stored on Blockchain in the form of an NFT so that users can own it and retain it forever. Once avatars are converted into NFT and owned by the users, Trace Network dissolves its involvement with their data and content.
“Users who minted BUDDY avatars could walk, run, and shake hands with other avatars, among other things in the metaverse. We intend to onboard a billion users in the next 5 years as this will be key to enabling creators to build digital life experiences for the meta-population.” Arora added.
‘With the launch of Buddy, we are empowering the residents of metaverses to create fashionable real-looking, and human-like digital avatars.’