With all the things that are going on in the world, sometimes we wish that we could be anime characters. Well, now you can: you simply upload a selfie to the Selfie 2 Waifu website and it turns you into a “waifu.” In case you don’t know what a waifu is, it’s a word used in Japanese otaku culture that means “wife.” If someone’s your waifu, they’re your crush.
Bored Panda spoke with Japan-based programmer Creke who created the Selfie 2 Waifu website. According to them, they’re anime movies and comics fan, as well as an otaku who works as an engineer during the day developing high-throughput distributed systems and computer vision engineering.
“I happened to know there is an algorithm called UGATIT which is good at making selfies into cartoon characters, or waifu if you like, whose authors I want to thank for their beautiful algorithm. So I combined the algorithm and my engineering skills and made it into an easy-to-use website so that everyone can get access to this fascinating magic,” Creke told us. Scroll down for the rest of our interview with them about the character design upgrades they’re working on, as well as privacy concerns.
More info: Waifu.Lofiu.com | Facebook
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