Avatars and Facial Animation
Avatars and Facial Animation  
Podcast: Roblox Tech Talks
Published On: Tue Aug 17 2021
Description: In the metaverse, avatars are an expression of one’s identity. In this episode of Tech Talks, Dave and Kiran Bhat, Senior Director of Engineering, discuss the future of avatars on Roblox. Kiran shares his path to Roblox, from graduate school to the visual effects industry to start-up Loom.ai, which Roblox acquired in December 2020. Find out how Roblox is building upon the foundation of Loom.ai’s technology to further personalize avatars with facial animation.