// Disciplines
Performance Studies
6 topics
- VTuber Culture and Emotion & Identity
Where Does a VTuber's 'Personality' Reside?
A VTuber's 'personality' refers to the character's traits, way of speaking, values, and reaction patterns, but it is not clear where it 'res…
- VTuber Culture and Emotion & Identity
Attachment to a Being One Can Only Encounter Through a Screen
An 'existence one can only encounter through a screen' refers to VTubers or virtual characters whom one cannot meet physically, only through…
- 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'.…
- Motivations for Becoming a VTuber and Desires for Self-Realization
What Are You Seeking When You Think You Want to Become a VTuber Yourself
This question deeply explores what desires or wishes lie at the root when one thinks 'I want to become a VTuber myself.' Going beyond superf…
- VTuber Identity and Anonymity
The Meaning of the Phrase 'There Is No One Inside'
The phrase 'there is no one inside' is one of the most iconic expressions in VTuber culture. It declares that the character (avatar) being s…
- VTuber
Are the Character and the Person Inside the Same Person?
Are the VTuber character and the 'person inside' who performs it the same person? Or should the character be treated as an independent exist…