Dive into Shark Week with These Snapchat AR Lenses

Shark Week, which debuted in 1988 as a week of programming on the Discovery Channel dedicated to the titular predatory fish, has grown into a cultural beast of its own.At Next Reality, we can think of no better way to commemorate the week than to try out some shark-themed AR Lenses via Snapchat. Searching for “shark” in Lens Explorer returns no shortage of options, but these separate themselves from the pack (or shiver, as that is what a group of sharks is called)…Don’t Miss: AR Snapshots: Snapchat Lens Shows Us What Our Fav Live-Action Movies Would Look Like from Pixar Animation Look Cool While Swimming with Virtual SharksShark Week is Discovery Channel’s thing, so, of course, it has created its own Lens to commemorate the occasion.The Shark Week Lens uses background segmentation to replace your background with an ocean scene, with an ocean overlay with virtual sharks in the foreground to create the illusion that you’re treading water at sea. Images via Snap, Tommy Palladino/Next Reality If you angle your selfie camera just right, you can also make it look like you are sinking into the water and then rising above the waves.To top it all off, the Lens also…
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