The lens works with all popular videoconferencing services.
What you need to know
Like it or not, video calls have become a part of our daily lives due to the coronavirus pandemic. One of the most frustrating things in video meetings is to briefly unmute your microphone to tell someone you agree with them. To make this easier, Netflix engineer Cameron Hunter has created a video lens that can detect hand gestures and display comic-book style messages on the screen.
The lens displays a total of eight gestures: "Yes" (thumbs up), "No" (thumbs down), "Hello" (open palm), "Awesome" (the sign of the horns), "Goodbye" (peace sign), "Question" (index finger pointing up), "Ha ha ha ha" (laughing), and "I'll be right back" (moving away from the frame).
Hunter created the lens using Snap's Lens Studio. Although he had made the lens only for his personal use, it received enormous support on Twitter and can now be installed by anyone. To get started, Snap Camera on your PC or Mac and . The lens is compatible with nearly all popular video conferencing services out there, including Google Hangout, , Zoom, and Skype.
Speaking to , Hunted said:
Hunted added that he is hoping to add more gestures to the lens eventually.
What you need to know
- Netflix engineer Cameron Hunter has created a video lens that uses gestures to show comic-book style messages.
- Hunter made the lens using Snap's Lens Studio.
- You can use the lens Google Meet, Google Hangout, Zoom, and Skype.
Like it or not, video calls have become a part of our daily lives due to the coronavirus pandemic. One of the most frustrating things in video meetings is to briefly unmute your microphone to tell someone you agree with them. To make this easier, Netflix engineer Cameron Hunter has created a video lens that can detect hand gestures and display comic-book style messages on the screen.
The lens displays a total of eight gestures: "Yes" (thumbs up), "No" (thumbs down), "Hello" (open palm), "Awesome" (the sign of the horns), "Goodbye" (peace sign), "Question" (index finger pointing up), "Ha ha ha ha" (laughing), and "I'll be right back" (moving away from the frame).
Hunter created the lens using Snap's Lens Studio. Although he had made the lens only for his personal use, it received enormous support on Twitter and can now be installed by anyone. To get started, Snap Camera on your PC or Mac and . The lens is compatible with nearly all popular video conferencing services out there, including Google Hangout, , Zoom, and Skype.
Speaking to , Hunted said:
Hunted added that he is hoping to add more gestures to the lens eventually.