Generating customized, personalized reactions to social media content
The present disclosure is directed toward systems, computer-readable media, and methods for generating a personalized selfie reaction-element in connection social media content. For example, the systems and methods described herein generate a personalized selfie reaction-element including a multi-media item and one or more elements and/or enhancements. The systems and method described herein can then provide the personalized selfie reaction-element for use in connection with various types of social media content including communication threads, ephemeral content, posts, and direct messages.
1. A method for generating customized reaction elements to social media content, comprising:
detecting, by a processor of a client-computing device, a selection of an option to create a personalized selfie reaction-element in connection with social media content;
providing, from a camera of the client-computing device, a live camera viewfinder display via a graphical user interface;
capturing, in response to a detected selection of a capture element, a multi-media item of a face of a user via the camera of the client-computing device;
detecting a selection of one or more augmented reality enhancements, the one or more augmented reality enhancements comprising additional computer-generated elements relative to the face of the user in the multi-media item;
generating the personalized selfie reaction-element by combining the multi-media item of the face of the user and the selected one or more augmented reality enhancements by overlaying the one or more augmented reality enhancements over the face of the user in the multi-media item; and
providing the personalized selfie reaction-element for association with the social media content.
2. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising generating an electronic communication comprising the personalized selfie reaction-element with the overlayed one or more augmented reality enhancements.
3. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein generating the personalized selfie reaction-element further comprises performing facial recognition for the face of the user to determine a location for overlaying the one or more augmented reality enhancements.
4. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein generating the personalized selfie reaction-element further comprises altering, based on the face within the multi-media item, an appearance of one or more portions of the multi-media item of the user based on the selected one or more augmented reality enhancements.
5. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein generating the personalized selfie reaction-element further comprises generating a multi-media recording of the user and automatically looping the multi-media recording of the user combined with the selected one or more augmented reality enhancements.
6. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting a selection of a color-gradient option associated with the multi-media item of the user; and
wherein generating the personalized selfie reaction-element further comprises:
converting the multi-media item to black and white;
cropping a background out of the multi-media item of the user; and
adding a color-gradient background into the multi-media item of the user.
7. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting a selection of a placement location associated with the social media content; and
wherein providing the personalized selfie reaction-element for association with the social media content further comprises providing the placement location associated with the social media content.
8. A system comprising:
at least one camera;
at least one processor; and
at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
detect a selection of an option to create a personalized selfie reaction-element in connection with social media content;
provide, from the at least one camera, a live camera viewfinder display via a graphical user interface;
capture, in response to a detected selection of a capture element, a multi-media item of a face of a user via the at least one camera;
detect a selection of one or more augmented reality enhancements, the one or more augmented reality enhancements comprising additional computer-generated elements relative to the face of the user in the multi-media item;
generate the personalized selfie reaction-element by combining the multi-media item of the face of the user and the selected one or more augmented reality enhancements by overlaying the one or more augmented reality enhancements over the face of the user in the multi-media item; and
provide the personalized selfie reaction-element for association with the social media content.
9. The system as recited in claim 8 , further storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to generate an electronic communication comprising the personalized selfie reaction-element with the overlayed one or more augmented reality enhancements.
10. The system as recited in claim 9 , further storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform facial recognition for the face of the user to determine a location for overlaying the one or more augmented reality enhancements.
11. The system as recited in claim 9 , further storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to generate the personalized selfie reaction-element by altering, based on the face within the multi-media item, an appearance of one or more portions of the multi-media item of the user based on the selected one or more augmented reality enhancements.
12. The system as recited in claim 8 , further storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to generate the personalized selfie reaction-element by generating a multi-media item of the user and automatically looping the multi-media item of the user combined with the selected one or more augmented reality enhancements.
13. The system as recited in claim 8 , further storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
detect a selection of a color-gradient option associated with the multi-media item of the user; and
generate the personalized selfie reaction-element by:
converting the multi-media item to black and white;
cropping a background out of the multi-media item of the user; and
adding a color-gradient background into the multi-media item of the user.
14. The system as recited in claim 8 , further storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
detect a selection of a placement location associated with the social media content; and
wherein providing the personalized selfie reaction-element for association with the social media content further comprises providing the placement location associated with the social media content.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a client-computing device to:
detect a selection of an option to create a personalized selfie reaction-element in connection with social media content;
provide, from a camera of the client-computing device, a live camera viewfinder display via a graphical user interface;
capture, in response to a detected selection of a capture element, a multi-media item of a face of a user via the camera of the client-computing device;
detect a selection of one or more augmented reality enhancements, the one or more augmented reality enhancements comprising additional computer-generated elements relative to the face of the user in the multi-media item;
generate the personalized selfie reaction-element by combining the multi-media item of the face of the user and the selected one or more augmented reality enhancements by overlaying the one or more augmented reality enhancements over the face of the user in the multi-media item; and
providing the personalized selfie reaction-element for association with the social media content.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 15 , further storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the client-computing device to generate an electronic communication comprising the personalized selfie reaction-element with the overlayed one or more augmented reality enhancements.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 15 , wherein the instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the client-computing device to perform facial recognition for the face of the user to determine a location for overlaying the one or more augmented reality enhancements.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 15 , wherein the instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the client-computing device to generate the personalized selfie reaction-element by altering, based on the face within the multi-media item, an appearance of one or more portions of the multi-media item of the user based on the selected one or more augmented reality enhancements.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 15 , further storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the client-computing device to:
detect a selection of a color-gradient option associated with the multi-media item of the user; and
generate the personalized selfie reaction-element by:
converting the multi-media item to black and white;
cropping a background out of the multi-media item of the user; and
adding a color-gradient background into the multi-media item of the user.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 15 , further storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the client-computing device to:
detect a selection of a placement location associated with the social media content; and
wherein providing the personalized selfie reaction-element for association with the social media content further comprises providing the placement location associated with the social media content.