Now you can become a cute virtual avatar with simply the power of your voice
For some, Japan sometimes appears as the land of impressive advances in technology. While robots might have been hit with somewhat of a setback lately, virtual avatars continue steadily to rise in popularity.
Arguably the most famous virtual avatar is vocaloid Hatsune Miku, who has gained such fame that she was actually appointed a spokesperson to help combat the coronavirus. Virtual avatars also have enjoyed success on YouTube aswell, with Kizuna Ai‘s channel presently at almost 3 million subscribers, and possibly Netflix has their own VTuber.
Even back in 2018, the team here at SoraNews24 had a chance at being virtual anime girls, but at the time the software appeared to be limited by the visual component only, meaning if you didn’t have a cute voice, it could make for uncomfortable viewing.
But with new technology from Japanese company DeNA, literally anyone can become a good cute virtual avatar.
DeNA’s new creation is usually a blue haired twin-tail avatar called Nina Nanakoe. Nina’s official birthday (or “day she was created”) is January 14, producing her a Capricorn. She actually is 147 centimeters tall and weighs 65kg.
But how come Nina building waves? For everyone, most virtual avatars possess relied solely on text input in order to talk, but Nina can talk by converting spoken words. As you load the page, Nina introduces herself.
Source: japantoday.com
