You can now wear face masks as a streamer on Twitch, thanks to Streamlabs.
You can now wear face masks as a streamer on Twitch, thanks to Streamlabs.
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Streamlabs launches augmented reality face masks for Twitch streamers

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Streamlabs is making its way by becoming an indispensable resource for streamers. And today the company is launching Face Masks, a new extension for Twitch viewers that enables streamers to entertain viewers with animated expressions.

Face Masks are a kind of Twitch Extension that let streamers create emotes using animated 3D models that serve as augmented reality overlays on the streamers. These emoji-like expressions can entertain viewers and serve as perks for channel subscribers. It is one of a number of things that Streamlabs is doing to help streamers monetize their audiences.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.