Selfie 2 Waifu
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Selfie 2 Waifu is an image-to-image web application that allows users to upload selfie photographs to create anime-style versions of the photo. The app uses Tensorflow technology is a similar manner to software like Edges2Cats.
History
On April 15th, 2020, Twitter[1] user @tkasasagui posted about the application, along with a photo of herself paired with a version run through the Selfie 2 Waifu software (shown below).
Following the post, people began replying to examples with their waifus (show below).
On April 25th, 2020, Facebook [2] page for the site launched. Within two weeks, the page received more than 1,200 followers and 1,000 likes.
Precursor
On August 23rd, 2018, Twitter [3] user @RicoBeti and @nathangloverAUS launched the website Selfie2Anime, which performed a similar function. They write:
Selfie2Anime.com is a free webservice that lets you upload a picture of yourself and in generates an anime-style character which is based on your selfie. The technology behind the conversion function is called a Generative Adversarial Network, or GAN for short.
Features
The site has one main feature, which is turning selfies into anime-style images. The site features two buttons: "Take a selfie" and "upload a photo." Once selected and a picture is uploaded, the user receives a version of the image that is in waifu style/ (example below).
The site also features a "Waifu Celebrity Guess Game." Players see a grid of celebrity waifu images nad guess which they are (screenshot below).
Search Interest
External References
[1] Lofiu – Selfie 2 Waifu":http://waifu.lofiu.com/index.html
[2] Twitter – @tkasasagi's Tweet
[3] Facebook – selfie2waifu
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