// Disciplines
Digital Culture Studies
6 topics
- VTuber Fan Community Solidarity and Sense of Belonging
Where Does the Sense of Solidarity Among Fans Come From?
Where does the sense of solidarity among fans come from? This question asks what shared experiences, emotions, and rituals give rise to the …
- Net Slang and Internet Memes
Do Anonymous Words and Signed Words Carry the Same Weight?
On the internet, anonymous spaces (5ch, anonymous Twitter, anonymous Discord channels) coexist with signed or real-name spaces (Facebook, ve…
- Historical and Social Inevitability of VTuber Culture
The Inevitability of the Birth of VTuber Existence
This question multi-dimensionally explores why the existence called VTuber, which emerged in Japan in the late 2010s, appeared 'inevitably'.…
- Digital Archaeology
What Is Lost Every Time the Format Changes?
The question 'What is lost every time the format changes?' asks about the cost of 'conversion' accompanying technological evolution. From fl…
- Transformation of VTuber Fandom and the Emotional Cooling Process
What Changes When the Passion for a VTuber Cools Down
This question deeply explores what and how things change in the process when the intense passion, attachment, and emotional investment once …
- Authenticity of Emotional Expression and Empathy in VTubers
Are Virtual Tears and Real Tears the Same Weight?
This question deeply explores how much weight the 'virtual tears' shed by a VTuber during a stream (expressed as acting through the avatar's…