The Most Popular VTubers: Everything You Need To Know

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VTubers are the vanguard of the live-streaming industry, pushing the medium to its limits at the intersection of technology, identity, and culture. VTubers are bridging the gap between our world and the metaverse, showing how future generations will interact online through completely alternate personas that are just as important to them as their “actual” identities.Let’s step back for a moment though: What is a VTuber, exactly? VTubers (short for “Virtual YouTubers”) are streamers who present themselves as digital avatars driven by motion capture technology. These fanbases interact with one another to form a tight-knit community wholeheartedly invested in the alternate reality of VTubers – essentially, all VTubers and their fans are engaging in one massive roleplay. This demands emotional investment beyond what so-called “Flesh Tubers” (non-VTubers) can expect from their fans.