Instagram Brings Out the Nostalgia of Classic Windows Desktop With AR
The new AR Effect can be used in posts and stories.
Instagram has recently become one of the most popular social media giants. It allows you to share interesting things about your life in the form of images, videos, and stories. It has also led to some popular movements by reaching out to people from various geographies with the help of hashtags. It also started some hashtag challenges such as the most recent one, i.e., the #10yearchallenge. #Retro is another such popular hashtag that has gained a lot of popularity.
Instagram, in its pursuit to keep its users interested and engaged, has now tried to incorporate Augmented Reality (AR) into its interface. There is no doubt that AR has a clear impact on social media and is expected to continue to do so in the near future.
In this regard, Instagram surprised its users by publishing the “Desktop 96 Camera Effect.” It gives you the effect of the Windows 95 interface that we used years ago. It allows users to insert their image in real time into the center window that keeps moving with the cursor as the users move their heads.
i made another instagram effect this weekend: Desktop96
follow me to get it in your camera!https://t.co/vYiacKTwXC pic.twitter.com/04NNEWfbfd
— George Kedenburg III (@GK3) January 14, 2019
If you want to access these AR effects, you will have to visit Kendenberg’s Instagram profile after logging in to your account. There, you will find his story “IG Effects” where you can see and click on the embedded link to get the “Desktop 96” effect and experience.
Instagram does not leave any stones unturned when it comes to reinventing itself and surprising its users with its novel ideas. Facebook had announced the addition of several AR features in its Messenger and Instagram.
Rightly so, they have successfully implemented several AR features to keep the users of their platform thoroughly entertained. Facebook is always on the news for embracing cutting-edge and new technologies as well as incorporating them on its platforms to enhance the user experience. Instagram’s “Desktop 96” effect is another such step that brings forth plenty of nostalgia to users who are familiar with the Windows 95 interface and have previously used it in their lives.
