Liverpool studio releases 3D avatar messaging app

“vTag is the next step on vTime’s journey to connect people around the globe using alternate realities. Where vTime XR made it possible to hang out with friends from wherever you are, vTag brings your hyper-personal virtual moments into the real world and uses geo-tagging technology to offer a first exciting glimpse at a personalised AR cloud,” explained vTime Managing Director Clemens Wangerin.

“While phone calls, video and text messages allow you to stay connected, vTag makes it possible to send more than a message – you’re sending a 3D moment. By allowing our users to use their voice, style, expressions and body movements, we’ve created a new form of highly personalised self-expression that can be used to stay connected, create content, and engage with the people who matter.”

The company said that the app was designed to appeal to the “fluid” Gen Z, because self-image and self-expression were at the heart of their digital lives.

Available for free, it features an in-app currency through which users can purchase premium customisation options, backgrounds and animations.