Where do these avatars come from?

[KiwiBlitz]

Hey


So recently youtube has decided to start recommending me a ton of those virtual youtuber channels because i watched one video. This did get me curious as to how to get one myself for in case i decide to dip back into youtube but i have no idea where you would even go to get one made or how they work.

If anyone knows please let me know.

 

[KiwiBlitz]

Someone told me its called Live3D but that program seems pretty shitty and the website seems fishy aswell. Are there no others like it?

Edit: Can't even login on that site so yeah.

 

[Zloth]

What avatars? You mean the little picture to go with your account? Looks to me like you have a good one already??

 

[OsaX Nymloth]

I think he means the actual moving avatars some people use for streaming. Instead of using their webcam, they use whatever 3D model that apparently "acts" as them. Saw few of such channels, looks kinda cringe'y to me, but I guess it has its uses.

 

[PCG Jody]

I remember when Kizuna AI got popular there were a bunch of these and places like the BBC started covering the trend. The ones who aren't run by teams of professionals are just individuals with Live3D, which you can even get on Steam now.

 

[Zloth]

Yow! Max Headrooms everywhere!

 

[Oussebon]

Facerig? Is that what that software does? I see it bundled on Humble and Fanatical reasonably often.

Edit: Oh, I see it's mentioned in the article @PCG Jody mentions, so I guess that answers that.

 

[Oldgamer777]

I don't know what avatars are meant either. If the ones made with Live3d, then I wouldn't agree that it's a shitty program. it's decent software and it does its job. I used to have to work with it a few years ago. If it is a 3d model of people, which I've seen that some YouTubers have, they are made with huge full-body 3d scanners, one of these I saw at the University of Luxembourg.