>>47710841>I don't see why it's impossible that there could be more of it in the futureA lot that could happen in terms of interactable fiction characters similar to Gorillaz, the old Kizuna Ai, or just having VR avatars become mainstream
There's a simple joy in seeing creators bringing cute girls to life through decent mo-cap like
https://twitter.com/Sakura_Rabbiter/status/1632341819907506176https://twitter.com/Sakura_Rabbiter/status/1600515299605770240But in terms of the much more specific "vtubing hobby" talked about here and other corners of the internet it's not looking very hot
Basically a neverending rat race of clout chasing, with not a single shred of desire at creating even slightly original content
A lot of it has to do with streaming being seen as the only real meta
There's only so much you can do to express creatively live, and only so many people out there with the spare time to actively follow live content on the level vtuber fans are known for
What you end up with is a market full of underqualified shitters participating in a shouting contest with fleeting attention as their only hope for salvation,
because many of the biggest streamers corpo and indie were just lucky enough to be noticed at the right time especially first movers like those who became Vshojo,
but also because it didn't cross their mind at all that you might need to actually CREATE something worthwhile in order to get genuine eyes onto you
