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most people in japan can probably instantly recognized this voice. it belongs to virtual pups, the hudson inimical. this singer is purely synthetic, but that hasn't stopped from amassing millions of fans around the world since 2008 . she is also something of a blueprint for arbiter stars to day. oh, it's the height of an average, nice korea. thousands of japanese fans cheering. perhaps soon amy could do consist in tokyo, even if his singing isn't made of flesh and blood. had soon, amy, cuz choreography is programs and movements were 1st performed by real life dances and then transferred to the appetite with motion capture. even up to 15, his son still celebrate this virtual avatar. like a real pop star. had soon amy, whose fame eaten supplies undeveloped my packer for they were on your

1st day, i hadn't expected such a success. oh, oh, miss massey, i knew it would be an unusual piece of software to let you go and i hoped that people would be curious to use it on us cuz we're an all state but i didn't dig back. she would be opening for lady gaga and o n gamma mother, so big i this is a more initially the company plan to release in houston city boisvert vocally software musicians can use it to add artificial vocals to their music without having to rely on real singers. and editing interface allows artists to adjust the lyrics, peach, and other parameters. one crucial selling point is the voices tannenbaum. ah, although are from all, you know, not. i know that the higher each day taking a cue from anna may culture have a got

a subculture and oh, taco culture. yeah. so no, we decided to tune the vocal lloyd to make her higher pitched voice, sound cute, or we go, i think as this style was popular, deal me and congress option and, you know, also dinner the demand in the mid to thousands the company notice the animate science were interested in vocals that had female avatars. and so all the vocal incident followed were given names and the appearance of animate characters. but the 1st bit break was had to name a name. that means the 1st sound as a future. and this sound has rung out since 2007 and the secret to success was the community was actively involved from the beginning. and the may and pub fence created lots of unique artwork and composed more than 100000 pieces of music using how soon amigos voice some of them became

real hits. even an opera was written for it's when the michel, the end has been featured in paris in tokyo and was composed by k chiro. she boyer . so what inspired him to create an avatar oprah? this been a cousin catch up with wrong kind. a new type force took on the rosy on what that school culture. nobody does kind of with culture channel to me. crew format over i wanted to mix this to very different culture under things here. the more it built into the curriculum for me or avatar is alive and if so, can they die in the opera hot soon? amy who is searching for answers with, she's a lot of humor, but she say to somebody, i really do. why not?

she says it very repeating, but the people in all of this is not hugo, but to see john say about this. so odious chance. thinking about what is this an artificial being that asks philosophical questions. cool idea. but i wonder what fascinates are so much about about us and can be really form a bond with them. these are the types of questions about our research i rubin dro tom is looking to answer at michigan state university in the united states. we had a chat with him. there's a lot of research on people having very strong relationships with their avatar and not just in the intuitive way that the intuitive identification with an avatar character is. this is me, but some people have very strong relationships with avatars that are very different from themselves. it is part of the story. maybe it's in

a game and i am guiding. i'm guiding mario through his quest for the princess. some people also see avatars just as tools that make sense. and of course i myself always enjoy being mario when i'm on my nintendo outside of asia, 2 of a ta stars and virtual influences have long been involved in advertising and entertainment. rely popstars are increasingly interested in the business, especially us artists. for example, american rep, travis got his appearance in the video game fortnight, is still considered one of the biggest and most expensive virtual avatar events. travis scott's gigantic avatar, only wrap for 9 minutes on fortnight, but he reportedly scooped up $20000000.00 us dollars for the virtual concert. at an in person show, stars of this caliber would maybe earn about $1000000.00 more than $12000000.00 people tuned in a huge success for both the rapper and the game developers. and numbers like that

are a major draw for brand product placement, like the huge sneakers, the avatar, as wearing is especially effective. the coven 19 pandemic has increased to the trend of virtual concert. other big star like justin bieber john legend and arianna grande's also hosted virtual concerts in 2021. yes, yeah. not oh. even sweden's iconic pop group, abba is relying on avatars to realize a new project voyage. starting in may, benny yearn, anita, and unafraid. can be admired as holograms in their custom built arena in london to perform their new virtual concerts. the for avatars were made to look several decades. younger fans will have to pay a hefty price to see them. tickets range from $50.00 to $400.00 euros. virtual influencers are another mega trend and the global avatar market. here they get by

without any human blueprint with some 3000000 followers on instagram and 3 and a half 1000000 followers on tick tock. flo mikaela is among the best known virtual influencers. the fact that she openly reflects upon her existence as a 19 year old robot only seems to make lo mckayla more attractive to followers and advertisers. her developers can earn around $8500.00 us dollars per sponsored. post blue dumas gallo from brazil has even more followers then little mikaela, 5800000 on instagram. she's especially popular in brazil, her country of origin, p. and kim zulu, from south africa models, international designs, virtual influencers may hold a certain appeal to brands. not only do they not age or get sick, if they can avoid unsavory scandals too. and that's not all. another type of

evidence style is rising and taking the will by strong. they're already a fixture in the streaming and gaming seeing the to buzz lead you applied should say, i'll teach you being a short for that. will you chew that m as this is? it's basically the same idea as a classic you chiva. this is the actual avatar as to how the face can face cameras . that's cause even noticed. it made its way to us through hollow like english polar life, which is kind of like an agency for the chip is with roots in japan or, and i was offered for you. i'm your punishment on that was ginger, a german v tube, with more than 65000 follows and twitch and over 75000 subscribers on youtube, the south korean american develop a una kang is even more famous. her channel code michael has about 850000 twitch followers and nearly 400000 subscribers on huge. on her stream, she becomes mico, the unemployed heroine of her own computer game oral. whenever she appears as a real person, it's in the role of mico developer,

the technician. mico is known for her attention grabbing stunts, and from a technical standpoint, she's perfected her performance. her stream is highly interactive. chat messages are displayed across the front of mico shirt and for a fee. her fans on twitch can trigger certain responses in her virtual studio. right. the avatars movements are so fluid because nickos technician is wearing a motion capture suit worth many thousands of euro's specialized software, transmits the streamers every move to the avatar in high resolution. and in real time, if you're thinking can i get famous with my avatar too? i have good news, you don't even need a large studio on the expensive motion cup to suit. take a look at this. all you need to capture uses movements is a laptop,

a high resolution webcam and plenty of life. if you want, you can also get a motion sensor for about 100 years to detect hand gestures. seasons v cheap is often construct the appetite with the free 3, the soft we blend. those with less experience in 3 d modeling can also by rating made appetite online. oh, you might try free software such as v royd, which office varies humanoid appetite that can be modified once completely appetites can be transported into virtual surroundings or other programs, such as b, c. thank is free tone copies. the looseness detected in front of the web cam onto the avatar. it's also an interface. the streaming platforms with this appetite can be displayed in front of any background imaginable. that sounds simple enough. and by the way, how overtime looks can impact how we behave. it's called the proteus effect. if you

use a taller avatar, you'll negotiate more aggressively, not just in the virtual environment, but afterwards. these are more attractive avatar, you'll have more social competence, you'll stand closer to people in the virtual environment. my favorite one is if you use an inventor avatar compared to a street close avatar to the mentor has you know, a lab code and a clipboard, you'll actually come up with more creative ideas. the identity of the avatar will influence how you interact with other people and see yourself. unlike os advertised on age, their movements are surprisingly realistic and some can even sing. but in order to stay relevant and stake up to the competition, they need to keep advancing technologically and stay on top of the latest trends. otherwise, they're korea's could soon be over. so ah avatars. more than just have had. what do you think troubles are common on youtube? all right. as an email. that's all for today. take care. and bye bye. ah.

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