How to Make an Avatar for Zoom Calls
There are two things you have to do: create an avatar from your phone and then install the desktop software to use it with Zoom or another supported program. You can skip the avatar creation process if you don’t care to customize it.
How to Use Your Loomie Avatar in Zoom
Now that you’ve made your avatar, it’s time to put it to use:
Things to Remember About Your Avatar
You can always switch back to your normal webcam from that same menu in Step 4, but if you don’t plan to, feel free to disconnect it completely. It won’t interrupt your avatar. To switch to your avatar camera during a call, use the arrow next to Stop Video to choose LoomieLive Camera+. Otherwise, choose the settings button at the top right of Zoom and select the Video tab from the left. Choose the Loomie option from the menu next to Camera. To send animations through Zoom, you have to switch over to LoomieLive and use the buttons off to the right. A wave or smile, for example, is possible through those respective emoticons. The same is true for changing the background, setting the “away” status, enabling the auto-laughter animation, etc. Whatever you do through LoomieLive will be reflected instantly in Zoom because you’re controlling the virtual webcam directly. To get your avatar to work in other apps, look for the camera option in that program’s settings. If you already have a real webcam set up, you’ll need to switch over to this one just like in Step 4 above. If you don’t have an existing camera, or you’ve unplugged it, LoomieLive should be chosen by default.
