About

Magic Poser is a 3D modeling application that allows users to position three dimensional figures in any position by dragging their body parts with the sliders or the mouse. Online, primarily on TikTok, people user the figures to animate comedy videos, positioning the characters to mimick different dance moves.

History

On July 13th, 2017, Magic Poser launched on iOS and Android. That day, the company published a video about the application. They wrote, "The new Magic Poser app is launched on iOS and Android! Only app that supports posing multiple figures! Please help retweet" (shown below).

The new Magic Poser app is launched on iOS and Android! Only app that supports posing multiple figures! Please help retweet 🤗 pic.twitter.com/CG7Q3n1MDE

— Magic Poser (@magicposerapp) July 14, 2017

Features

The application is primarily used to position 3D models. Users can use either their mouse, finger, stylus or a series of sliders to position the characters in different ways. When the user moves their finger around the screen, the camera angle on the app changes. Each character features a series of shapes at specific points on the body. Tapping on these points lets the user move the different body parts (screenshots from web app below).^[1]

Highlights

Popularity on TikTok

In 2019, TikTokers began using Magic Poser for videos. On February 22nd, 2019, TikToker @magicposer.bois posted the earliest available video featuring the app. That day they posted a video set to Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" using the Magic Poser. The post received more than 7,000 views and 765 reactions in less than two years (shown below).

Over the next year, more users began posting versions. On August 25th, 2019, TikToker @proffesh.poses made their first post, receiving more than 61,000 views, 8,800 reactions and 65 comments in less than two years (shown below, left). Over the next year, the account received more than 7.1 million likes and 561,000 followers.^[2]

Throughout the year, people continued to post videos on the #magicposer hashtag. As of September 2020, the tag held more than 9.1 million views (examples below, center and right).

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