Roblox Acquires Loom.ai, Accelerating Development of Avatar Realism and Emotions
Summary
SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Roblox, a global online platform bringing millions of people together through play, announced today the acquisition of Loom.ai, a privately-held company specializing in real-time facial animation technology for 3D avatars, using deep learning, computer vision, and VFX. “We believe as people share experiences virtually, their avatars should have the ability to express a full range of emotions,” said David Baszucki, CEO of Roblox. “Loom.ai will accelerate making human co-experiences more immersive and personal, adding world-class facial animation technology as part of Roblox’s efforts to provide expressive emotive actions to avatars that will enable deeper connections for our community.” With the team and technology behind Loom.ai, Roblox will accelerate the development of next-generation avatars. Loom.ai’s technology enables immersive social experiences, allowing players to show their emotions and facial expressions in life-like ways. Roblox players can imagine watching their favorite music artist singing with facial expressions during a virtual concert or communicating with friends in a life-like, interactive way when playing together on the platform.