My first exposure to VTubers was the tool bear, who would tell you things about cheap tools.
I was always curious because why did this guy need to use a digital bear skin to talk about tools? And then he quit using the V-Tuber skin and he’s just a regular guy, so it doesn’t make any sense to me.
Looking at graduation video at the start bear was easier than IRL camera/studio/background for a starting youtuber. But problems with vtubing software killed the bear.
Boils to: Not having full rights to bears likeness, new versions not adding more features for expert user, old version that wouldn’t activate on new pc and new version of software costing more $, or even worse be a monthly subscription.
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The first vtuber (I am aware of) debuted in 2016, making vtubers closer to 2012 than 2026.
I’m old…
My first exposure to VTubers was the tool bear, who would tell you things about cheap tools.
I was always curious because why did this guy need to use a digital bear skin to talk about tools? And then he quit using the V-Tuber skin and he’s just a regular guy, so it doesn’t make any sense to me.
Looking at graduation video at the start bear was easier than IRL camera/studio/background for a starting youtuber. But problems with vtubing software killed the bear. Boils to: Not having full rights to bears likeness, new versions not adding more features for expert user, old version that wouldn’t activate on new pc and new version of software costing more $, or even worse be a monthly subscription.
He must have been upset a bunch of weebs stole his idea
The concept is much older, but just didn’t have much popularity