If you're joining a video call via Microsoft Teams or Apple's FaceTime, and don't quite feel like showing your face, both companies provide users an option to use cartoony 3D avatars in their place.

Forgot to shower? Don’t want to be on video? Microsoft’s 3D avatars can save the day — no camera needed. Forgot to shower? Don’t want to be on video? Microsoft’s 3D avatars can save the day — no ...