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  • corgiwithalaptop [any, love/loves]
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    2 years ago

    I have a vague understanding of what a 'vtuber' is and all I have to ask is - why?

    I can see some value in watching a real person stream, especially if they keep up with news or what have you. But streaming bots? Nah.

      • Satanic_Mills [comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        Specifically very helpful if you're not a cis white male and don't want to be the target of personal attacks.

        • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
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          2 years ago

          It gets confusing because IIRC the first vtuber was a corporate-owned character played by several actors pretending to be an AI chatbot

          • The_Dawn [fae/faer, des/pair]
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            2 years ago

            I thought that didn't come til much later? I thought corporations didn't really hop on the train until it was proven to be popular. The first vtuber I remember people talking about was "Mel" or whoever, around gamergate, and that was because she was the first vtuber who did cam shows and all the incels/proto-incels went all ":soypoint-1: And they never said we'd be able to replace REAL women! :soypoint-2:" which I also imagine has a huge influence on Why Vtuber Culture Is The Way It Is Now

            • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
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              2 years ago

              I was thinking of Kizuna Ai who I think codified the vtuber concept as we understand it

              Not an expert on the topic though

        • Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          It's largely people with motion tracking hardware who then get an artist to create an avatar for them.

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e818LgnJ9rI