>>23416456The conversation got really messy surrounding where Nade wants to take her vtubing. She's on the right track by asking the question, but I fear there's a misunderstanding of what role the terms subjective and objective play here. It's down to each viewer (the subject) to experience what they consume and individually come to like it or not, hence the term. Obviously, there will be areas where quality can be considered objective or at least have near universal consensus but there are going to be decisions you have to make that can't be measured like that. It's akin to genre if you were writing a book, choosing between a grounded historical setting or something more fantastical, for example.
Two ways to go about this are to find out what will appeal to the largest group of people, or to make the kind of content she likes and hope enough like minded people exist and are able to find her. I prefer the second approach because even though you only have yourself to go on, you should be able to understand your own preferences very well and make something that appeals deeply to the kind of person you are and, in theory, appeal on a deeper level to those who it resonates with as well.
Going for broad appeal is essentially the numbers game and I think everyone in chat understands that, at least on an intuition level. So I then think it threw everyone off when she asked about what's popular. Like the nuances between a witch and a mage it's difficult to compile a useful response in time to keep up with the conversation. The differences between what can be considered best practices and chasing trends can get complex and will be different depending on what you want to do. Obviously you should be aware of what other people in your field are doing so you can see what works and what doesn't. And obviously you should strive to make the content that makes you, as a creator, happy instead of chasing trends. But there's an ocean of discussion to be had about everything in between. I just hope she came away less confused from this, rather than more so.
>>23418041>Right now she doesn't consider herself particularly good at anything.Part of the problem is that streaming is already a specialization of video creation. So she's asking for a specialization within a specialization at this point and if the keeps going she'll end up putting herself into a very small box. Hosting a lively discussion the way she does is already similar to a talk show with a lot more audience interaction. I suspect she's too zoomed in onto what she's doing and can't see the forest for the trees anymore.
>>23419520>identity stuffBeing able to define your content is important for determining steps to advance said content as well as for promotional purposes (the so-called elevator pitch). But self identity is a mental trap because it does not exist. Nade can be an ASMRtist as a hobby or an occupation but she can never fully define herself as that alone. For example, at this moment I can show her to be more of a touhou doujin artist than an ASMR streamer. She's demonstrated significant knowledge of the Touhou story and is a capable enough artist to draw her own model. She could surely produce at least a passable comic were she to pick up a pen and draw one. In contrast her previous attempts at ASMR have seen her unintentionally switching back to zatsu style discussion and what were supposed calming sounds made against the mic often come in far too harshly. (Sorry, Nade. Here's hoping the new mic helps turn things around.)
>she's good at some things (like dancing) but she can't bring them over to her VTuber persona easily.I wonder why she isn't more interested in body tracking. The equipment for it would be in the same ballpark as the ASMR mic. Is it maybe because she's less familiar with the tech than with ASMR?
>>23416595If anything I say above is still confusing, it's probably a sign that I'm off the mark or misinterpreting something so take my words with a grain of salt.
>>23420137>karaokeMy one wish.
