Tafi Employee Spotlight: Ben Shepard, Manager of Business and Consumer Intelligence

We have yet another outstanding human needing introduction: Ben Shepard.

Jun 9, 2021

Tafi Partners with Music Industry Icons at PIXELYNX

Tafi, the leading provider of 3D avatar solutions, today announced a partnership with PIXELYNX, the new gaming venture created by iconic musicians and technologists Joel Zimmerman aka deadmau5, Richie Hawtin aka Plastikman, and music industry visionaries Ben Turner, Dean Wilson, and Inder Phull.

May 31, 2021

Tafi Announces New Campaign with VRChat Featuring Updating Nikei Avatar

Tafi, the leading provider of 3D avatar solutions, announced it is teaming up with VRChat to enhance the customer experience by providing new avatar styles and improved access to Tafi's content. As part of the collaboration, Tafi will release a new and updated Nikei character in VRChat, a callback to the original avatar in VRChat that was launched back in 2017. VRChat has grown to become the largest virtual reality social platform, accessible to users both with a VR headset and on the PC. VRChat and Tafi continue to build on a longstanding relationship, with Tafi having created some of the first VRChat avatars.

May 18, 2021

Tafi Brings Fresh New 3D Avatar Content to Global Roblox Users

Tafi, the leading creator of custom 3D content for avatar and emoji systems, today announced that it is bringing fun and exciting 3D avatar content to Roblox, a global platform bringing millions of people together through shared experiences.

May 6, 2021

Tafi Employee Spotlight

Wes Greaves, Senior Character Artist

Apr 18, 2021

Tafi Launches New Avatar Astra SDK

Tafi, the leading creator of custom 3D content for avatar and emoji systems, today announced the release of its innovative Astra Software Development Kit (SDK). Tafi's Astra SDK is a unique, feature-packed, fully customizable avatar platform made for a wide range of developers, from small independent teams to established companies and studios.

Apr 15, 2021

Tafi and Unity Bring Daz 3D's Products to the Unity Asset Store

Tafi, the avatar company and developer of the Daz 3D character system, has worked with Unity to bring Daz 3D's massive library of diverse products to the Unity Asset Store.

Apr 12, 2021

The Diigitals and Daz 3D Release NFTs of Shudu, The World's First Digital Supermodel

Daz 3D, a subsidiary of Tafi Co and a leader in 3D digital art, today announced the launch of one-of-a-kind NFT digital assets for the first-ever digital supermodel Shudu in partnership with The Diigitals. This exclusive NFT Shudu collection will be available starting March 30, 2021 on OpenSea NFT platform. A percentage of the proceeds will support Black Girls Code, a not-for-profit organization working to increase the number of young women of color, ages 7 to 17, in the digital space by empowering them to become innovators in STEM fields.

Apr 1, 2021

The Coolest New Art Trend: NFT and the Future of Digital Content

NFTs are going viral! Back in 2017, CryptoKitties launched as a digital trading game where you can breed your own unique cats on the cryptocurrency platform Ethereum and was one of the first NFTs. Fast forward to 2021, an NFT of a collage of 5,000 photos by artist Beeple sold for $69 million!

Mar 22, 2021

Create an Avatar Using Samsung AR Emoji

If you haven’t made your Samsung AR Emoji yet, it’s actually a lot of fun — all the ways you can make it unique, express your personality and style, add it to texting and social media, and show it off. Your Samsung avatar can be like another you that exists online. It’s the future, and it’s now.

Mar 13, 2021

The Beginner’s Guide to Samsung AR Stickers

Looking for the latest ways to amp up your text conversations with friends and family? Samsung AR Stickers takes smartphone communication to the next level, allowing you to send messages using your own personalized, 3D avatar.

Mar 11, 2021

How to Make an Avatar on any Samsung Phone/Device

It’s fun and easy to make a Samsung AR Emoji of yourself. Once you have one avatar (or even several), you can add it to your messages, play games with it, and more. If you have a Samsung Galaxy device, here are the general instructions on how to create your very own Samsung avatar

Mar 10, 2021

AR Emoji vs. Animoji, Bitmoji, and Memoji

Amazingly, 5 billion people across the globe send and receive SMS messages. Texting is quick, convenient, and ideal for today’s fast-paced world, so it’s easy to see why smartphone users send and receive 5 times as many texts as phone calls.

Mar 7, 2021

AR Zone Samsung: What You Can Do With App Features

AR (augmented reality) lets you add objects and characters to reality. That means you put your own spin on what is really there in pictures and videos.

Mar 5, 2021

Bridging the Gap Between People and Tech with Tafi Avatars

Tafi loves helping people express themselves with avatars that show off all their best traits. That’s why we created Astra. We want to put this amazing tool in the hands of other developers and spread our love of awesome avatars.