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i already know that with hackers paralyzed me to your societies. computers that out some are you and governments that go crazy for your data. we explain how these technologies work, how they can go in for, and that's how they can also go terribly. watch it now on youtube. avatars are taking over the web and the stage from japanese pumps. that's when they me go to alba, tabs, and bushel models like lynn mikayla. digital celebrities are widely popular. could avatar soon replays, real stars. that's all a topic on shift today. ah,

oh. oh. most people in japan can probably instantly recognize this voice. it belongs to virtual popstars soon ameco. 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 alberto stars today. oh, it's the height of an advertise, korea. thousands of japanese spans cheering. patsy may make it a conscious in turkey, it even if the 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 transfer to the appetite with motion capture. even after 15 years. and still celebrate this virtual avatar. lack of real pop star had seen any keys, fame eaten supplies, and develop his mother group for they were on your thought was dead. i hadn't

expected such a success. oh, miss massey, i knew it would be an unusual piece of software, and i hoped that people would be curious to use it cuz we're an all state, but i didn't. dixon back. she would be opening for lady gaga and o n gamma mother. so big i just didn't know initially the company plan to release a new synthetic boisvert vocal like software musicians can use 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 tampa. ah. although out from all you know, i know that the higher taking a q from anna make alter, i've got

a subculture job and oh, taco culture. yeah. so no, we decided to tune the vocal lloyd to make her higher pitched voice, sound cute. how do we go? i think as this style was popular, deal me and i did a hampton and you know, oh course at dinner you might be in the mid to thousands. the company noticed the animate science with interest in the college that had female avatars. and so all the vocalists had followed were given names and the appearance of animate characters. but the 1st speak break was had soon a me 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 fans created lots of unique artwork and composed more than 100000 pieces of music using had soon amigos voice. some of them became real

hits. even an opera was written for it's when the michael, the end has been featured in paris in tokyo and was composed by kate chiro. she boyer. so what inspired him to create an avatar oprah? this because coach up. okay. good on kind a new powerful technology on what the school culture. nobody does kind of a culture channel to me to forward over. i want the leaks just to vary defense culture. i'm seeing here the more it's a building to 2nd for me or avatar is alive and if so, can they die in the opera? hot soon? amy who is searching for answers with them, but she said to somebody today one or she says very repeating

that the people in all of this is not cuba, but to see can say about this. so audio can thinking about what is this an artificial being that asks philosophical questions. cool idea. but i wonder what fascinates are so much about our thoughts and can be really form a bond with them. these are the types of questions about our research. i robin ro, 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. 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 to 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 addis, for example, american repre, travis scott. 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 wrapped 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 or more than $12000000.00 people tuned in a huge success for both the wrapper 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 concerts. other big stars like justin bieber john legend and arianna grande's also hosted virtual concerts and 2021. yes, yeah. c not good. 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 blue pressed 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 for sponsored post . ludo ma gallo from brazil has even more followers then, little mikaela, my 5800000 on instagram. she's especially popular in brazil, her country of origin being 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, they can avoid unsavoury scandals too. and that's not all. another type of, of a da style is rising and taking the world by storm. they're already

a fixture in the streaming and gaming scene. v tubers lead, you glide, should say, i'll teach you being a short for that. will you chew that m as us as it's basically the same idea as a classic you chiva except means virtual avatar is to have a face can face composites 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, you know, kang, is even more famous. her channel code michael has about 850000 twitch follows and nearly 400000 subscribers on huge on her stream, she becomes mico, the unemployed heroine of her own computer game world. whenever she appears as a real per, it's in the role of me goes developer. the technician mico is known for her

attention grabbing stance and from a technical standpoint. she's perfected her performance. her stream is highly interactive. chat messages are displayed across the front of me go shirt and for a fee. her fans on twitch can trigger certain responses and her virtual studio with 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 and 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 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. season vin cheap is often construct the appetite with the free 3 the software blend up. those with less experience in 3 d modeling can also buy ready made appetite online. oh, you might try free software such as be roy, which of his various humanoid appetite that can be modified once completely advertised can be transported into virtual surroundings or other programs, such as b. c, thanks. is free toll copies. the looseness detected in front of the web cam onto the avatar. it's also an interface for streaming platforms. with this appetite can be displayed in front of any background imaginable. that's all simple enough and by the way, how overtime looks can impact how we be. 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 st. close avatar, 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 us avatar don't age. their movements are surprisingly realistic and some can even sing . but in order to stay relevant and stick up to the competition, they need to keep advancing technologically and stay on top of the latest trans. otherwise, they're korea's could soon be over. so, ah, of a task more than just a fad. what do you think? troubles are common on youtube. all right. as an email, that's all for to day. take care and bye bye. ah

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