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I went to a virtual influencer's sold-out concert and the fan base was unlike anything I'd seen (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 1 month ago by MHLoppy@fedia.io to c/vtubers@sh.itjust.works

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Virtual influencer Mori Calliope performed a sold-out show at the Hollywood Palladium in February.

These influencers, also known as VTubers, appear as digital avatars and are gaining popularity.

I went to the concert. It was unlike anything I've seen before.

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[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (3 children)

"Virtual Influencer" is probably the worst way I have ever heard someone talk about a streamer that uses an anime avatar.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Sounds derogatory.

The content mill vtuber, Polar would probably fit as a Virtual Influencer, but she's dead in the water.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

TBH, the whole "virtual idol" and "virtual avatar" thing predated not only Kizuna Ai, but also YouTube, with me first finding one through forums, and said virtual avatar was part of a "manga style webcomic-formatted blog", and apparently Japan already had some virtual idols at that time, allegedly even before the internet boom. It's just the "influencer" term is quite dehumanizing IMHO.

[–] felykiosa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Virtual influencer would be more like Hatsune Miku not a Vtuber

[–] oyo@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What fresh horrors doth this day bring?

[–] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There’s a Black Mirror episode that fits perfectly here. This is the future!

[–] pebbles@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

I read the article. Didn't live up to the title. Its a growing trend with a dedicated fanbase, nothing was "unlike anything I've ever seen before".