Snap Rolls Out New Tools To Support The Creation Of Games Featuring Bitmoji Characters

Snap is introducing new Lens Studio tools designed for AR creators and developers to build Bitmoji games, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. Alongside this, Snap is launching a Bitmoji Suite and releasing new game assets.

With the release of Lens Studio 5.10, these assets give developers fresh options for creating interactive game Lenses. New features include a turn-based system for back-and-forth gameplay and the ability to Snap and reply to challenges or turns within the same game.

Snap has also introduced a new customizable Character Controller that supports various gameplay styles, such as third-person, first-person, side-scroller, and top-down views. Additionally, Snap revamped the leaderboard with new templates for start and end screens, combined friends’ and global scores into a unified view, and added new friend-related metrics like “friends who have played.”

The Bitmoji Suite introduces new tools for customizing and animating Bitmoji. Users can create unique outfits, generate stylized props, and bring them to life using Snap’s animation library.

Snap Unveils New Bitmoji Game Lenses for Solo and Friendly Challenges

Snap is also releasing a new set of single-player and turn-based Bitmoji Game Lenses that users can play and use to challenge friends. The lineup includes games like Bitmoji Bistro, Bitmoji Buckets, and Beatmoji Blast.

While users have previously been able to play various game Lenses created by AR developers, this marks the first time Snap has released a dedicated collection of Bitmoji Game Lenses focused on friend-to-friend challenges.

The company told TechCrunch in an email, “Lens Studio enables our vibrant community of over 375,000 AR creators, developers, and teams to easily build and publish Lenses, and we’re thrilled to provide them with even more tools to innovate.”

Snapchat also announced that developers can enter the Bitmojiverse Challenge for a chance to win cash prizes by using the Bitmoji Suite and Games assets.

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