Browsing: Virtual Identity & Avatars

Collaborations between VTubers and public institutions have become increasingly common in recent years. Among them, one particularly unique initiative is the ongoing collaboration between JAXA Sagamihara Campus and hololive production. Since the 2024 “Get to Know Hoshimachi Suisei” collaboration campaign, the two sides have continued to build a loose but meaningful relationship. But what exactly…

Roblox developer Hoofer has used Nvidia’s leaked DLSS 5 renderer to give the platform’s blocky avatars eerily realistic human faces.

Aitana López has pink hair, more than 340,000 Instagram followers, and a monthly income that can reach €10,000, according to the Barcelona agency that built her. She has fronted campaigns for sports supplements and fashion brands. She has never eaten a protein bar, worn a jacket, or, for that matter, existed.

Instagram is tightening its rules around artificial intelligence-generated influencers as the platform moves to make it clearer when users are interacting with a fictional digital persona rather than a real person.

On August 31st, Sony Music Inc Entertainment. announced the termination of its VTuber project “VEE.” The current operational structure and management of its affiliated talents will end on September 30th, 2026.

On August 28, 2026, HoloLab Inc. released the virtual space “Eirakukan VR.” It is a 3D digital archive of the Izushi Eirakukan, a theater located in Izushi-cho, Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture. It can be experienced on VRChat, cluster, and Arrival.Space.

Starting at 5 PM on September 9th, 2026, digital fashion for VRChat based on “Matsuken Samba II” will be available for purchase at the digital fashion marketplace TOKYO AVATAR GATE. There are three variations available. A set including a kimono outfit and dance motion/music gimmick will be priced at 1,650 yen, while the kimono outfit…

The avatar body shape editing tool “MoRPHIA” has been available for purchase on BOOTH since August 24, 2026. The store is called MeltzzZ. As a launch celebration sale, it is currently on sale for 800 yen.

You may have already come across Aitana Lopez on Instagram, a pink-haired influencer followed by hundreds of thousands of people who don’t always suspect she came straight out of an image generator, invented by a Spanish agency that rakes in very real revenue thanks to her.

On August 27, 2026, two VTubers, Kaminaga Taiga and Yamada Ryuichiro, debuted from the VTuber group “Nijisanji” operated by ANYCOLOR Co., Ltd. Both of their X (formerly Twitter) accounts also launched on the same day.