[sergefaguet]

hey! let me illustrate with an (oversimplified) example:

– we tweak eyes to be larger-than-real and observe the reaction by letting users pick from several options or just observing usage frequency. that way we find the optimal point and then slice it down by age, sex, ethnic etc. groups; as well as to personal preference. - do that with a large amount of data + genetic algos that do much less-obvious things than eye size. - when a user wants a World of Warcraft orc avatar, we can use the data to make the orc look both like an orc and like he wants to see himself.

you can't do this with generic emoji – you actually have to keep tweaking and seeing user reactions to understand how people truly want to see themselves and others. and then you can use this to other contexts.

thanks for the feedback, i agree this is not explained clearly enough in the post.

[throwaway0071]

Thanks for explaining it in more detail. This is very interesting (and if it doesn't pan out, you got the hottest skills in the market right now). All the best.

[sergefaguet]

thank you! really appreciated :)