🚀 How We Built Cubetize: From Photo to Cube

Cubetize started with a playful idea: what if you could turn your selfie into a Minecraft-style character — in seconds? Bringing this to life involved a mix of AI, voxel design, and creative engineering.

🎨 Design Philosophy

We didn't just want pixel-art clones. The goal was to create avatars that feel cute, blocky, but personal. Our team built custom voxel templates that retain facial personality while fitting the iconic Minecraft vibe.

🧠 AI-Powered Face Interpretation

Our deep learning model detects key facial features (like eyes, hair shape, and skin tone) from a selfie. Then it maps them into a voxel structure using style constraints tailored for cubic aesthetics.

🌄 Scene and Outfit Customization

Users can choose from thematic scenes — grassy plains, digital cities, lunar surfaces — and tailor their outfits. These environments are stylized to match Minecraft's low-res, blocky texture style.

⚡ Performance and Scaling

The generation pipeline runs on serverless GPUs with batch optimization, so avatars are usually ready in under 10 seconds. The system scales to thousands of users without noticeable delay.

🔮 What's Next?

We're experimenting with dynamic poses, pets, emotes, and even short voxel animations. If you love Cubetize now, you'll love what's coming next.