Microsoft unveiled a fun new app that uses machine learning technology to compare a user's facial expressions with emojis, or create new emojis from a person's facial expressions. Emoji8 is an app for the UWP app that, according to Microsoft, the app uses the device's webcam to monitor users who imitate randomly chosen emoji expressions
Emoji8 is described as a "fun UWP model app" that uses Windows Machine Learning and displays it in a way that is easy for anyone to try
The app uses a webcam to monitor the user's face, reads their expressions and turns them into appropriate emojis. The app is open source on GitHub . Anyone can download it and try it on their computer through the Windows Store. After that, internet connection is not necessary to use the application