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A Different Kind of Virtual Reality, or "Only in Japan" (Hatsune Miku)

posted by takyon on Monday November 06 2017, @03:39AM   Printer-friendly
from the have-some-fun-with-me dept.

bradley13 writes:

Diehard fans turn virtual teen singer into Japanese mega-star

She wears extremely short skirts, sports blue pigtails to her knees and has the boundless energy of a playful puppy. During her 10-year career, she's released more than 100,000 songs in a variety of languages and opened shows for Lady Gaga. And yet Hatsune Miku, who boasts 2.5 million Facebook followers, doesn't actually exist — at least not in the typical way we think of a flesh-and-blood diva. Miku is a computer-simulated pop star created more than a decade ago by Hiroyuki Ito, CEO of Crypton Future Media in Sapporo, Japan.

A virtual music star, driven by fans and voice-synthesis software. Here's a sample video, if you're curious. I can't judge the voice, since I don't speak japanese, but the animation is remarkably good.

takyon: Wikipedia for Hatsune Miku and Vocaloid. Have some fun with Miku! meme (YTP version. Warning: Gets LOUD).

News? Maybe not. However, you're on the right track:

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @03:49AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @03:49AM (#592813)

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by julian on Monday November 06 2017, @04:33AM (1 child)

    by julian (6003) Subscriber Badge on Monday November 06 2017, @04:33AM (#592849)

    We get it, you grew up in the 90s.

    • (Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @09:10AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @09:10AM (#592941)

      You got it wrong, I never grew up from the 90s.