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The Vtuber Awards
The Vtuber Awards, also styled as The VTuber Awards, are awards presented to the best in the VTuber industry. The first ceremony was held in 2023. Process Users are given an option to submit nominations, and afterwards they are given an option to choose one nominee for each category. All VTubers are eligible for nominations. Categories The current categories are: 2023 Vtuber Awards The 2023 Vtuber Awards were held on December 16, 2023 at the WePlay Esports Arena in Los Angeles, California. It was hosted by Filian in a room normally for esports and broadcast on her Twitch channel. Mythic Talent, Filian's agency, was the producer of the ceremony. Although VTubers had a dedicated Streamy Awards category and won Content Creator of the Year at The Game Awards 2023, The Vtuber Awards were, according to Morgan Sung at ''TechCrunch'', "one of the first of its kind ..for VTubing". Regarding the idea for The Vtuber Awards, Filian said: "In every awards show, VTubers are often a footn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VTuber
A , or , is an online entertainer who uses a virtual avatar generated using computer graphics. Real-time motion capture software or technology are often—but not always—used to capture movement. The digital trend originated in Japan in the mid-2010s, and has become an international online phenomenon in the early 2020s. A majority of VTubers are English and Japanese-speaking YouTubers or live streamers who use avatar designs. By 2020, there were more than 10,000 active VTubers. Although the term is an allusion to the video platform YouTube, they also use websites such as Niconico, Twitch, Facebook, Twitter and Bilibili. The first entertainer to use the phrase "virtual YouTuber", Kizuna AI, began creating content on YouTube in late 2016. Her popularity sparked a VTuber trend in Japan, and spurred the establishment of specialized agencies to promote them, including major ones such as Hololive Production, Nijisanji and VShojo. Fan translations and foreign-language VTubers have ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldur's Gate 3
''Baldur's Gate III'' is an upcoming role-playing video game developed and published by Larian Studios. It is the third main game in the ''Baldur's Gate'' series, which is itself based on the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' tabletop role-playing system. A partial version of the game was released in early access format for Windows, macOS, and the Stadia streaming service, on 6 October 2020. The game is expected to remain in early access until its full release in August 2023. The full version of the game will not be released on Stadia due to the service's closure in January 2023. Gameplay ''Baldur's Gate III'' is a role-playing video game that offers both a single-player and cooperative multiplayer element. Players can create one or more characters and form a party along with computer-generated characters to explore the game's story. Optionally, players will be able to take one of their characters and team up online with other players to form a party. Unlike previous games in the ''Bald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suika Game
also known as ''Watermelon Game'', is a Japanese puzzle video game developed and published by Aladdin X, which combines the elements of falling and merging puzzle games. The game was originally developed for the company's digital projectors; however, due to its initial success, the game was released on the Nintendo eShop in December 2021 only in Japan. In October 2023, the game was given a global release. The concept originates from a Chinese browser game titled ''"Merge Big Watermelon"'' () that released in January 2021. The game involves the player trying to build a high-score through dropping fruits into a container without having them overflow out of the container. To earn points the player must combine two of the same fruits together, which creates a new fruit in the game's fruit cycle. The game allows players to view other player's ranks through an online leader board. Two years after the game's release ''Suika Game'' exploded in popularity after being streamed by live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hololive
is a virtual YouTuber agency owned by Japanese tech entertainment company Cover Corporation. In addition to acting as a multi-channel network, Hololive Production also handles merchandising especially in music production and concert organization. As of April 2022, the agency manages 68 VTubers between four regional branches totalling over 43 million subscribers, including several of the most subscribed VTubers on YouTube. The name "Hololive" was initially used for Cover's 3D stream distribution app, launched in December 2017, and later its female VTuber agency, whose first generation debuted from May to June 2018. In December 2019, Hololive was merged with Cover's male Holostars agency and INoNaKa music label under the unified "Hololive Production" brand. History 2016–19: Beginnings and growth was founded on 13 June 2016 by an entrepreneur who had developed video game characters in collaboration with Sanrio at the content company Imagineer and founded various startup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) is an independent, not-for-profit organization which has raised $569.4 million to support clinical and translational research on breast cancer at medical institutions in the United States and abroad. BCRF currently funds over 275 researchers in 15 countries. The BCRF's director of research is Dr. Larry Norton of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. BCRF has funded basic research on genetic susceptibility to breast cancer, breast cancer stem cells, trastuzumab (Herceptin), anti-angiogenesis treatment with bevacizumab (Avastin), MRI imaging, aromatase inhibitors, tamoxifen; and also clinical trials of new treatments with the Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium. BCRF was founded in 1993 by Evelyn Lauder, Senior Corporate Vice President of The Estee Lauder Companies. Lauder's first foray into breast cancer awareness was through an initiative by herself and Alexandra Penney, former editor of ''SELF'' magazine, to make the pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gawr Gura
is a virtual YouTuber affiliated with Hololive English. She is a member of Hololive English - Myth (stylized as HoloMyth), alongside , , , and . She debuted on September 13, 2020, and has since become the most subscribed virtual YouTuber, amassing over 4 million subscribers. Her livestreams focus on entertainment, and primarily consist of Let's Plays, karaoke, and chats with the audience. Gura is often called "Same-chan" in Japan, ''same'' meaning shark. Career Cover Corporation announced auditions for English speakers from April 23 to May 24 of 2020, following the global success of its Japanese VTuber lineup. The design of Gawr Gura was illustrated by Amashiro Natsuki, and the original modeling was done by Shin Umiushi. Gura's Twitter activities first began on September 9, 2020. Her first YouTube livestream was broadcast at 6 AM JST on September 13, to a viewership of approximately 45,000 people; the VOD gained over 800,000 views in the span of three days. On November 28, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AmaLee
Amanda Lee (born March 13, 1992), also known as AmaLee, is an American singer, voice actress, YouTuber, and virtual YouTuber (VTuber) under the name Monarch. She is known for her English covers of anime and video game songs on YouTube, which have been viewed over 1 billion times and has acquired her over 2 million subscribers. As a voice actress, Lee has provided her voice in several titles such as ''Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2'', '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'', '' Rio: Rainbow Gate!'', '' SSSS.Dynazenon'', ''Kageki Shojo!!'', ''Girls' Frontline'', ''Otherside Picnic'', '' Adachi and Shimamura'', ''My Dress-Up Darling'', and '' Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue''. Lee has also provided vocals for many independent video game soundtracks and theme songs – including a collaboration with Porter Robinson on "Fellow Feeling". In early 2017, she released her debut album, ''Nostalgia'', which brought together English-language versions of 12 songs beloved by gaming and anime fans. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zentreya
VShojo (officially VShojo, Inc.) is a VTuber company based in the United States. VShojo bills itself as a "talent first" VTuber agency, oriented towards providing resources (such as models, merchandising, and advertisement opportunities) to their talents. Overview CEO Justin "TheGunrun" Ignacio, a member of the team that founded Twitch, and CTO Phillip "MowtenDoo" Fortunat, a content creator on YouTube, co-founded VShojo to promote and empower English-speaking VTubers. It debuted on November 24, 2020, as one of the first VTuber companies based in the United States and the Western world. In October 2021, Ironmouse and Veibae were listed, for the first time, among the top 10 female streamers on Twitch based on hours watched. On February 15, 2022, Ironmouse passed one million followers and 75,000 subscribers on Twitch, making her Twitch's most-subscribed female streamer. On February 20, 2022, Ironmouse's Twitch subscription count surpassed 93,000 making her, at the time, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CodeMiko
Youna Kang (born 27 February 1990), better known by her online 3D Virtual YouTuber persona CodeMiko and alias The Technician, is a South Korean-American Twitch streamer and YouTuber. Kang is best known for her live streams on Twitch, interviewing other streamers, content creators and internet personalities as her alter ego persona CodeMiko and for pushing the envelope with regards to interactivity in VTuber technology. Kang created the CodeMiko persona using Unreal Engine, a motion capture suit from Xsens, motion capture gloves from Manus VR and a facial tracking helmet from MOCAP Design. The CodeMiko avatar is composed of 36000 polygons, modelled in Autodesk Maya and textured using Adobe Substance. While Kang originally created CodeMiko alone, the project is now developed by a team consisting of an engineer, an artist / animator / rigger, a publicist, a personal assistant and a manager. Kang now focuses on leading the development effort, on broadcasting and idea generatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vedal987
Neuro-sama is a chatbot styled after a female VTuber that hosts livestreams on the Twitch channel "vedal987". Her speech and personality are generated by an artificial intelligence (AI) system which utilizes a large language model, allowing her to communicate with viewers in a live chat. She was created by a computer programmer and AI-developer named Vedal, who decided to build upon the concept of an AI VTuber by combining interactions between AI gameplay and a computer-generated avatar. She debuted on Twitch on 19 December 2022 after four years of development. Development Neuro-sama was created by developer vedal987. Her responses to the audience are generated from a large language model, which a text-to-speech application converts into a "cutesy voice". According to Vedal, a separate AI model controls her in-game actions when she plays video games. In an interview with '' Bloomberg'', he said that Neuro-sama was his full-time job. After four years of development, Neuro-sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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