Apparently vtubers are a thing! What interests me about this is that I vaguely recall reading futurist predictions many years ago that basically predicted vtubers. IIRC the predictions were more about pop stars and celebrities than video game streamers, but I think it still counts. Unfortunately I have no recollection where I read these predictions or what year they were made. Anyone know? I do distinctly remember just a few years ago thinking something like “We were promised virtual celebrities but that hasn’t happened yet even though the tech exists. I guess there just isn’t demand for it.”
Apparently vtubers are a thing! What interests me about this is that I vaguely recall reading futurist predictions many years ago that basically predicted vtubers. IIRC the predictions were more about pop stars and celebrities than video game streamers, but I think it still counts. Unfortunately I have no recollection where I read these predictions or what year they were made. Anyone know? I do distinctly remember just a few years ago thinking something like “We were promised virtual celebrities but that hasn’t happened yet even though the tech exists. I guess there just isn’t demand for it.”
Gibson?
IDK, what’s gibson? It’s possible I read it and didn’t remember the name, I rarely remember names.
William Gibson and Idoru.
Well, it wasn’t that. But cool!