Forever young, beautiful and scandal-free: The rise of South Korea's virtual influencers | CNN (www.cnn.com)
from morrowind@lemmy.ml to cyberpunk@lemmy.ml on 08 Nov 2023 04:30
https://lemmy.ml/post/7657335

(This was before the recent generative AI boom)

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BitSound@lemmy.world on 08 Nov 2023 04:53 next collapse

Dumb question, but how are these novel compared to Bugs Bunny other than presumably being cheaper to animate? I see some hype but don’t really get it

name_NULL111653@pawb.social on 08 Nov 2023 05:24 next collapse

I mean, Bugs Bunny was pretty successful considering we’re still talking about him in 2023…

morrowind@lemmy.ml on 08 Nov 2023 05:47 next collapse

other than presumably being cheaper to animate?

I would assume they’re more difficult to animate, considering the detail and realism.

But the difference is people are used to real but idealized peole as influencers. Virtual influencers fit that aesthetic. cartoon characters don’t

[deleted] on 08 Nov 2023 11:47 collapse

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BioDriver@beehaw.org on 08 Nov 2023 05:37 next collapse

K-pop industry: “oh hey I’ve seen this one before”

[deleted] on 08 Nov 2023 12:01 next collapse

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drwho@beehaw.org on 08 Nov 2023 18:02 collapse

The only problem with scandal-free idoru is that they’re missing out on the free advertising from news and social media, as well as limiting penetration into secondary markets.

[deleted] on 08 Nov 2023 18:50 collapse

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