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estimate, mongo, or animal of a task. welcome to the world of v to be is opened up. many new possibilities full stream is improving very popular. some virtual youtube us or v to both have millions of fans, how they make money and how you can join the trend. that's all a topic on shift the did you best mostly use twitch and youtube to stream,

and they are and to obtain us through and through. most you is there any may of a task all the time, so viewers don't even get to see what the favorite would v to but actually look like in real life. the trend originated in japan, the home of monga, japanese mutual, started appearing about a decade ago today, the 10s of thousands of variables worldwide. how did this trend catch on? we spoke to creators and people behind the scenes in japan. this is e q who she 40 the pink space princess from a galaxy light years away. the v 2, but from japan has more than 50000 pounds on youtube alone. but as, as a standard, when it comes to v to hers, her friends don't know what you looks like in real life. the 2 birds use the motion, capture hardware and software to transfer the motions to their avatar that by bringing it to life. because you 40 started the tubing in 2021. she plays video games, does crafts previews, food and things for the creator. it's

a full time job being of the to where it is kind of a unique experience because you can connect with your audience in a personal way without interviewing your personal information. um, my audience doesn't see my face, but they can see the way i move and react to certain situations. i feel like i have more control over what information i share with the world. but without losing that personal connection with my audience. inventing an avatar and a whole new personality. it gives v 2 versus more freedom, but also protecting their private lives. the omega sisters are big in japan's v tubing community. some of the videos by the virtual twins have millions of views. you jerry wake up at 8 o'clock and this is a free time from like, depth time through about the news and from south elk grove to 6,

a 6 down grove day shooting a movie, recording videos for a few hours in the afternoon. sounds like a fidget cushion, jobs, but that's just the fraction of the word we do, but do many a stream for 10 or more hours a day because the chance is of getting rid of slim. we 2 of us dogs like the on the go, sisters are more of an exception to the rule with hundreds of thousands of subscribers . they can do on several 1000000 euros a year. the tubing is a growing market according to a to the market research, the global, the to where market can grow nearly a 3rd and the next few years. one reason better hardware and software is making the tubing easier and more accessible. for eco, she flurries in japan and many of the to those donations are an important source of income. unlike traditional youtube are found,

fans of the tubers will send more virtual presence or generation tips to see their name or message. i'm going to be to bridge the screen. there are 3 types of resist folder for us, the uh, from the advertising and of youtube video content and sick on these promotion from a company, for example, from one things um, as a product to a project. and so, and subway is the uh, jeep or from the audience. in the arrival streaming, the fans have given tips of up to 10000 euros. they'll donate with the aim of getting closer to the retailer idle. the tubing is not just entertainment, it's also a lucrative business model. feelings come into play and fans and creators funded emotional bonds. approachable, yet keeping an air of mystery that really seems to work, at least for the cheapest,

as like all garage, more re, calliope. and this is best to reach you, but what, when i, when miles they all have millions of fans across youtube and which, with numbers like that, it's no wonder why v to bus of being featured in advertisements. so even collaborate with cities and local authorities. this item precise or close to tokyo uses of meet you, but as a tourism ambassador. so of course, the cause of call that has been advertising for the area since 2022. these deals are often negotiated by v to the managers and specialized agencies meet you being is no longer a nice phenomenon. in many places, it has become an integral part of the entertainment industry. the tube or agencies manage their talents like they were traditional artist. agencies like hollow live and the songy and b shojo or some of the major players. another is the agency prism which belongs to sony, founded in tokyo,

in 2021 present months with bilingual talents. this way they can reach foreign markets like the us. we're animate culture, it's booming. i'm in the is just becoming very popular worldwide. and i think the, the tubing phenomenon goes hand in hand with that. and the tubing is like a combination of both streaming and annually. so each originally like a fever and recruiters talking and interacting with you and your plan. so i think that's why people are so drawn to them. since the 20 terms many d 2 percent increase their reach exponentially. it's no surprise that they cut the attention of the entertainment industry. one of the largest features in the entire world, the largest, in fact, he is actually on the english side rather than on the japanese side. not only the population of english speaking countries and the number of fans of that content,

whether it's animate content, user content, gaming, content and so on. of course, succeeds the population in japan, the world's leading v to various gal gura. she has more than 4300000 subscribers on youtube alone. in 2022, she overtook keys in a i as the big to be 2 per star. more and more in the stream is our aiming to make a big agency see this. that's an opportunity a lot of people who are getting into the content creation as an independent have not been professional content creators before all of the content creator has the list. like mean spirited comments and kind of insensitive comments and stuff. um, whether you're a veteran or, or not, i think the to where is it, in our case we do have that, but we have another it to layer to that. and not people tend to forget that we are real present too. but we all kind of went to,

to not take any of it to heart. what kind of harassment do virtual artists and performers face miller, but they cannot be 2 or herself. and researcher wanted to find out for a study on harassment matters. she spoke to more than 800 people about whether they had been harassed in a virtual environment before together with her friend and fellow v to burn them. she presented her findings in a virtual life conference. the most common form of harassment was sexual harassment. there was 3 types of harassment that were divided by the local, physical and environmental environment. it was uh, being shown in appropriate images adjusters. a physical was being touched in the, in the appropriate manner and bulk of while it was slurs um, inappropriate language and everything to do with that. research are also tested. if the way an avatar looked influence the level of harassment printable. i noticed

once i tried using, i made all of us all in the outfit. and another day i tried using one just like regular like genes and stuff. i didn't notice of the made of i did, especially in public words. and i did the end of attract one positive behavior and then the other one unfortunately. so the 2 of us also need to be protected from hate speech. fortunately, new laws i am the making around the world in the you types of like use your risk having to pay huge penalties if they don't work to come. but online harassment reach you, but agencies also try to protect the creators from hate speech. we're really, really serious about taking care of the mental health of our talent as well, and focusing on not only being a business partner for them, but a friend along the journey of content creation. but according to research, are ludmilla particular, many of the tubers want more support for moderators,

for example, or they want more effective tools for blocking abusive users on their channels. however, more restrictions could also affect freedom and anonymity. 2 things, both the users and the tube or its value a lot the more you stop to implement, let's say, uh, rules that especially if it's in the case of like government tools and stuff like that. it might take away some of the freedom. it's more about the, you know, is the mentioned, the overall governing tools, the more like given the uses, the ability to defend themselves and better and actually also to protect themselves . that's ridiculous fellow v tuber no co authored the report about harassment and the meta verse. nothing recently produced a song in which she praised the benefits of the men of hers like freedom through reinvention of virtual paradise,

but still play by the same issues as the real world. some v tube as also tackle real life problems like me, nor rule of you know, who has no party affiliation, but has been elected to the local council of a tokyo district 3 times as of each year. but he plays the video games and speaks about solely in the quality at his own political plans. all of this is very accessible. so fans can take part in the discussion. what do you think about politicians and, and the may style is v cubing you to stay? oh, is it just a passing fad? that doesn't know what you think by the

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