Meta

Fantastical Avatars Identity Systems

Designing portable digital identities across wearable and mobile platforms, evolving the way users express themselves in the Metaverse.

Meta Fantastical Avatars
Role
Product Designer
Company
Meta
Timeline
2024
Platforms
Wearable (Quest), Mobile (iOS, Android)
Problem

Avatars couldn't travel with users — an identity created on one platform didn't carry to another, and the results felt generic rather than personal. The challenge: one expressive identity system that stayed consistent across radically different form factors, from a VR headset to a phone screen.

Solution

I led design and strategy for Fantastical Avatars — a system for personalized, portable digital identity across wearable and mobile. It moved beyond literal self-representation toward something more playful, giving people tools to express who they feel like, not just what they look like.

Outcomes

We launched in December 2024. Early metrics:

+6%
Incremental Time Spent
Users who embodied a Fantastical Avatar. +15% driven by female users
+84%
Completion rate
From reward claimed to reward equipped, compared to 10% for other rewards
+84%
Token usage
Despite only making up 20% of available purchase options