Purupuru Maker, a Simple Image-Shaking Tool, Goes Viral on Social Media
A simple, free tool for animating static images has become a viral social media phenomenon, demonstrating the appeal of low-barrier creative tools.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
A free tool called Purupuru Maker, released on July 11 by developer gear machine, lets users shake parts of an image by painting over them. The creator's post has amassed over 17,000 reposts, 46,000 likes, and 27.72 million impressions. Users in Japan and abroad have created a variety of shaking animations, turning the tool's quote replies into a comedy contest. The tool offers multiple shaking modes and fine adjustments.
The tool's quote reply section has become a de facto comedy contest, with users posting everything from a cat blown by wind to a person carrying heavy things with shaking knees. Developer gear machine noted access from countries including China, South Korea, Russia, Germany, and Vietnam. The tool offers multiple shaking modes-purupuru, bainbain, buruburu, fuwafuwa-and fine adjustments for stretch, settling, and cohesion. The original post received comments like 'This technology is too powerful' and 'A great development of civilization.'
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Denfaminicogamer 画像の一部分だけを揺らす国産ツール「ぷるぷるメーカー」がSNS上で超話題に。海外ユーザー「この技術はあまりにも強力すぎる」