These entertainers are known as “VTubers”—“virtual YouTubers”—and they do not show their real faces; instead, individuals often use motion-capture technology to superimpose their ...

Gawr Gura, the most popular VTuber in the world, has officially announced her retirement. A computer-generated cross between a girl and a shark, Gawr Gura acted as a "torchbearer" of this fast ...

VTubers have grown in popularity on Twitch, and viewers can find them in almost every streaming category. The trend originated in Japan with Kizuna AI and spread globally over time. Major VTuber ...

Cross-posting to Discord, X, or Twitch helps build community and drive monetization. Aspiring VTubers should be aware of risks like burnout, privacy breaches, platform dependency, and ...

VTubers on the rise: Creators using 2D or 3D virtual avatars experienced historic growth, accumulating over 1.1 billion hours of viewing time and representing a 10% year-over-year increase.

VTubers, or virtual YouTubers, use face or body tracking to "puppeteer a digital avatar" anime character and sing, stream and speak often to massive audience bases, said Polygon. The online ...