virtual youtuber
A Virtual YouTuber, or VTuber, is a content creator or personality who uses a 2D or 3D digital avatar for online videos and/or livestreaming, often assuming a character as well. Despite the name, VTubers are not limited to the YouTube platform.
The term was first popularized by Kizuna Ai, who called herself "the world's first virtual YouTuber". Many others followed suit, and the explosion in popularity of the practice lead the term to be used even outside of YouTube, with the Japanese defining VTubers based on the creator declaring themselves as such before considering additional factors.
Many variations on the term "VTuber" exist, including "Virtual Singer" / "VSinger" (for those that exclusively make music, not be confused with Vocaloid China), "Virtual Liver" / "VLiver", and "Virtual Streamer" / "VStreamer". In China, the term "Virtual Uploader" / "VUP" is more commonly used alongside "VTuber", after first being coined by Xiao Xi on Bilibili. In English, "PNGTuber" and "GIFTuber" are used to refer to VTubers who use those formats, rather than 3D models or Live2D. In Japan, "VLiver" is also used to refer creators and companies in the 'walled garden app' niche, such as IRIAM and AniLive, apps which viewers use to watch VTubers who stream exclusively on them.
This tag includes anything directly related to VTubers, including parodies, references, fictional VTubers, concept art of unreleased VTubers, VTuber mascots, and VTuber agency staff members. This tag does not include family members or friends of VTubers, or things merely associated with VTubers.
Examples
另请参见
- Indie Virtual YouTuber (for use with solo indies)
- Hololive
- Nijisanji
- Virtual Youtuber Shiten'nou
- Utaite
- Virtual graduation commemoration
External links
- Pixiv Encyclopedia: Virtual YouTuber
- UserLocal (JP Database): virtual-youtuber.userlocal.jp
- Moegirl article (Chinese): Virtual Uploader
- Namuwiki article (Korean): Virtual YouTuber
- MoguraVR's VTuber article section (Japanese) : VTuber
- MoguraVR article (Oct. 2022): moguravr.com/vtuber-management-companies-list
The following tags are aliased to this tag: vtuber (learn more).
该术语首先由Kizuna AI普及，他称自己为“世界上第一个虚拟的YouTuber”。许多其他人也效仿了，该练习的普及爆炸使该术语甚至在YouTube之外都可以使用，日本人根据创建者的vTubers定义了VTuber，在考虑其他因素之前就宣布自己这样。
“ Vtuber”一词存在许多变化，包括“虚拟歌手” /“ Vsinger”（对于那些独家制作音乐，不与Vocaloid China混淆的人），“虚拟肝” /“ Vliver”和“ Virtual Streamer” /“ Virtual” /“ vstreamer”。在中国，“虚拟上传器” /“ VUP”一词与“ vtuber”一起使用，首先是由Xiao xi在比利比利（Bilibili）上创造的。用英语，“ pngtuber”和“ giftuber”用于指代使用这些格式的VTuber，而不是3D型号或Live2D。在日本，“ vliver”还用于在'Walled Garden App'利基市场（例如Iriam和Anilive）应用程序中推荐创作者和公司，观众用来观看专门在其上播放的VTubers。
该标签包括与VTuber直接相关的任何内容，包括模仿，参考，虚构的VTuber，未发行的VTubers的概念艺术，VTUBER MASCOTS和VTUBER代理商工作人员。此标签不包括vTubers的家人或朋友，或与VTuber相关的事物。