Published on 2024/01/24
WHAT'S BEHIND VTUBERS
"You are one long nap away from waking up and not understanding anything happening around you." (ALRNCN, January 2024)
Let me set the scene for you: Vtuber is an acronym for "Virtual Youtuber." These are animated characters or avatars using virtual tools with an anime aesthetic. Vtubers are predominantly female characters.
Youna Kang is a South Korean-American Twitch streamer and YouTuber known for her online character CodeMiko, boasting nearly 1 million followers on Twitch where she livestreams.
To better understand how it works, a VTuber's avatar achieves animation using a webcam and software that captures the streamer's movements, expressions, especially mouth movements, and maps them onto 2D or 3D models. The creative possibilities with this technology are vast, and it's still in its early stages, much like many things today. Imagine what it could be in 20 years.
Getting to the point, Youna Kang recently shared images of herself and CodeMiko using real-time 3D technology called Unreal Engine 5, and the results are increasingly impressive.
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