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{{Noticebox/unreleased|PC Selfie Expression available for testing, apart of the 2025.1.3 Open Beta released on March 12th, 2025. <ref>[https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/vrchat-202513-openbeta#selfie-expression|VRChat 2025.1.3 Open Beta docs - Selfie Expression]</ref>.}}


Selfie Expression is a feature that allows users to use a webcam for tracking on an avatar. This feature is currently in Early Access for [[VRC+]] subscribers. It can track a user's facial expressions, head, eyes, and hands.
'''Selfie Expression''' is a feature that allows users to use a camera for upper-body tracking on an avatar. This feature is currently in Early Access for PC [[VRC+]] subscribers, while available to everyone on Android Mobile. It can track a user's facial expressions, head, eyes, and hands<small>*</small>.


This system uses built-in visemes and just a webcam, allowing it to work with nearly all avatars that are configured with eye look and visemes.
<sup>*Hand tracking is not available on Android Mobile</sup>


=== How to Enable ===
This system uses built-in visemes and just a camera, allowing it to work with nearly all avatars that are configured with eye look and visemes.
Selfie Expression requires the use of a webcam and can be enabled in '''Settings''' under '''Tracking & IK'''. You must enable it before it works.
 
=== How to enable ===
Selfie Expression requires the use of a camera and can be enabled in '''Settings''' under '''Tracking & IK'''. You must enable it before it works.


=== Hardware requirement ===
=== Hardware requirement ===


==== PC ====
* Webcam with 4:3 ratio (well "Performance" is nearly).
* Webcam with 4:3 ratio (well "Performance" is nearly).
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===Privacy and Performance ===
==== Android Mobile ====
 
* User's front camera on their device
 
===Privacy and performance ===


All webcam data is processed locally, image data is never sent to other users or to VRChat servers. Due to using computer’s camera resources, it may be heavy on some systems.
All camera data is processed locally, image data is never sent to other users or to VRChat servers. Due to using camera resources, it may be heavy on some systems and devices.


===Additional Notes ===  
===Additional notes ===  


*If an avatar’s eyes aren’t tracking, it’s likely the eyelook settings have not been setup in the SDK.
*If an avatar’s eyes aren’t tracking, it’s likely the eyelook settings have not been setup in the SDK.
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Selfie Expression is a feature that allows users to use a camera for upper-body tracking on an avatar. This feature is currently in Early Access for PC VRC+ subscribers, while available to everyone on Android Mobile. It can track a user's facial expressions, head, eyes, and hands*.

*Hand tracking is not available on Android Mobile

This system uses built-in visemes and just a camera, allowing it to work with nearly all avatars that are configured with eye look and visemes.

How to enable

Selfie Expression requires the use of a camera and can be enabled in Settings under Tracking & IK. You must enable it before it works.

Hardware requirement

PC

  • Webcam with 4:3 ratio (well "Performance" is nearly).
Quality level Resolution Frames
Performance 177x144px 5fps
Balanced 320x240px 15fps
High Quality 640x480px 20fps
Best Quality 800x600px 30fps

Android Mobile

  • User's front camera on their device

Privacy and performance

All camera data is processed locally, image data is never sent to other users or to VRChat servers. Due to using camera resources, it may be heavy on some systems and devices.

Additional notes

  • If an avatar’s eyes aren’t tracking, it’s likely the eyelook settings have not been setup in the SDK.

References