Browsing: Virtual Identity & Avatars

Virtual influencers, licensed digital doubles and AI assistants that recommend what to buy are reshaping brand communication faster than the law. Watch our video interview to discover where creativity ends and deception begins, and who is taxed on a digital identity.

The work shipped in the Open Beta client on Steam alongside Avatars SDK 3.10.6-beta.1, which VRChat pushed to its packages repository on October 19, with beta.2 later that day and beta.3 on October 23. UploadVR reported the feature on October 23. VRChat had promised SDK support for higher fidelity face tracking back in October 2024,…

VRChat-compatible digital fashion based on the TV anime Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- is coming to “TOKYO AVATAR GATE” (Tokyo Avatar Gate), a digital fashion marketplace run by ARROVA Co., Ltd. The marketplace sells metaverse items created in official collaboration with Japanese manga, anime, and game titles. The collection is released in two waves,…

TheBurntPeanut has responded to criticism of his Streamer Awards nomination by unveiling a joke redesign of his peanut avatar.

In IDOL:UnderCode, every idol has a story of her own. Kachofugetsu brings five different journeys together, with each member carrying her own past and struggles while working toward the same dream. What makes this group especially interesting is how its story reaches beyond the fictional world, connecting music, VTuber activities, and interactions with fans in…

On October 13th, developer cucumberworks (Cucumber Bomb)released a free tool called “SoulFlame VRM Exporter” This tool allows you to easily export VRChat avatars to VRM, a file format for 3D avatars.

Here’s a partnership I didn’t have on my bingo card: Critical Role and hololive are teaming up.

VTuber Nuki has responded to criticism after revealing her avatar cost $27,000 and describing herself as “model siblings” with Ironmouse and Cottontail.

Critical Role and Hololive will launch ‘Shattered Legends’, canon Exandria miniseries using Daggerheart RPG

On October 13th, Cover Corporation announced “Legends Shattered,” a joint project with Critical Role and hololive production. The game is scheduled to be released in mid-November 2026. Card game brand Ultra PRO is participating as a sponsor for this project.