{"id":1409,"date":"2016-11-04T21:31:05","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T21:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rsoftsolution.com\/blog\/now-its-periscope-cloning-snapchat-with-augmented-selfie-masks.html"},"modified":"2016-11-04T21:31:05","modified_gmt":"2016-11-04T21:31:05","slug":"now-its-periscope-cloning-snapchat-with-augmented-selfie-masks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/now-its-periscope-cloning-snapchat-with-augmented-selfie-masks.html","title":{"rendered":"Now it\u2019s Periscope cloning Snapchat with augmented selfie masks"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Periscope is following Snapchat and Facebook\u2019s lead by creating its own animated augmented reality selfie masks<\/a>. The first ones can make you look like Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, and will be available for the next week for the election. If you broadcast in selfie mode with the iOS app\u2019s latest version, you\u2019ll see them docked at the bottom of the screen. Tapping them automatically adds them to your face, and you can get a friend in frame to use both masks at the same time.<\/p>\n

A Twitter spokesperson tells me \u201cThey\u2019re just meant to be an entertaining way to have convos around the election and a reminder for everyone to vote.\u201d\u00a0Periscope CEO Kayvon Beykpour tells me \u201cThey\u2019re fun and it made sense for this use case\u201d. \t\t<\/p>\n

Periscope reveals these aren\u2019t the only creative tools it\u2019s working on, writing \u201cThese Election Day masks are a lighthearted example of the types of tools our team is working on to help you create compelling live video. We\u2019re excited to bring you more advanced tools soon.\u201d Periscope added its first creative tool, overlaid drawing, back in April.\u00a0The election masks won\u2019t be coming to Android but future creative tools might.<\/p>\n

Unlike the illustrated masks seen on other services, Periscope\u2019s Hillary and Trump masks are essentially photos with moving mouths that stick to your face wherever it moves. In fact, Periscope credited the photographers in its announcement, \u201cMasks image credit:\u201c<\/em>Hillary Clinton with Supporters<\/em><\/a>\u201d by Gage Skidmore, used under <\/em>CC-BY-SA 2.0<\/em><\/a>\/ modified from original; \u201c<\/em>Donald Trump<\/em><\/a>\u201d by Gage Skidmore, used under <\/em>CC-BY-SA 2.0<\/em><\/a>\/ modified from original.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The masks, which Beykpour described as \u201cventriloquist style\u201d, look a bit like JibJab\u2019s cartoons. When asked why, he said \u201cbecause we think Jib Jab is entertaining and fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hands-on with Periscope masks<\/p>\n

Selfie masks could make users feel more comfortable broadcasting on Periscope because they obscure their faces. Shyness is a top factor discouraging users from getting on camera, which is why Snapchat has made them the flagship feature of its app, and Facebook quickly copied them by acquiring selfie mask startup MSQRD and later adding them to Facebook Live.<\/p>\n

Now Periscope won\u2019t be left out. While serious citizen journalism and expert QA\u2019s have been Periscope\u2019s core uses, branching out into more playful territory could attract a mainstream audience. If Periscope adds more masks, or launches filters and other effects, it could get people to stream even if they\u2019re having a bad hair day or look a little haggard.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s Periscope CEO Kayvon Beykpour on the right<\/p>\n

The question will be whether Periscope can keep up. Snapchat and Facebook both acquired selfie mask startups to jumpstart their features, and have been aggressively hiring augmented reality engineers. Periscope\u2019s comparatively lean operation within its financially strapped parent company Twitter may not be able to build accurate object recognition and tracking or design as many zany masks as quickly.<\/p>\n

But at least getting the first masks out the door helps Periscope show its intent to adopt augmented reality, which reduces differentiation for its competitors and could attract AR talent to the company.<\/p>\n

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