By 'mainstream', I mean that Vtubers like in Japan would be on the morning talk shows, be featured in advertisements on TV, have shows about V-Tubers on TV (there is a light novel with an anime adaptation called VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral After Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream), collaborations with V-Tubers and sports teams are a common occurrence, and while we have had some of these things in the West, it's not as pervasive as it is in Japan.
In my opinion with Western media being continually ass, it's only a matter of time.
It's a digital puppet show. The puppet, also known as an avatar, is controlled using a digital camera and special software that tracks the motions of the person being recorded. Most v-tubers use anime inspired avatars.
Examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWqx1vmTuPg&t=5694s
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2196803454?t=3h13m3salternate link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzSgd_VgHK4&t=11584sThis concept was taken to the next level by Metaphysic on America's Got Talent where the puppets/avatars can now resemble real people:
https://rumble.com/v1bo6ib-simon-cowell-sings-on-stage-metaphysic-will-leave-you-speechless-agt-2022.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QA_mfhLvq0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr8yEgu7sHU
Will this technology be weaponized against the public? Is the guy in this video who he appears to be?
https://rumble.com/v58duqd-president-biden-addresses-nation-best-way-forward-is-to-pass-the-torch.html
Thanks.
To further dumb it down, mainly because I think the stuff with Metaphysic is very different to what vtubers do, think professional wrestling but with anime characters instead.
I stand by the puppet analogy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScAetfCAAdo