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> > > I went to the Hololive Breaking Dimensions concert. Here is what it was like to see VTubers like Gawr Gura live. > >
Hello! I'm a small time vtuber who moved to MX Linux a while back. I use a 3d model, and while I was able to get my model working, with the help of my husband (even better than windows actually,) we cannot get my hand tracking to work. I've used the ultra leap on Windows with no issues. On the same PC, I tried to get it working on Linux. I use MX Linux (xfce), and the system is up to date. I know that the "Gemini" software only officially supports Ubuntu 22.04, but Ubuntu is Debian based and so is MX. So, I gave it a try. The program installed fine, and it seems to work normally. The device seems to be connected, and I can view its output through the web cam viewer. However, the ultra leap Gemini program can't find the device. I'm far from a Linux expert, but I tried all the program's terminal commands that I could. I think what I need is to point the program to the device ID or something, maybe. Does anybody have any experience with something like this? We also tried the older version of the program and that didn't work either. But I remember less about that. It was all terminal based I think. I use OpenSeeFace and VSeeFace as my tracking software. Any tips or trick I could try?
[nitter](https://nitter.poast.org/nijisanji_world/status/1821380985734549952) / [twitter](https://x.com/nijisanji_world/status/1821380985734549952) / [archive](https://ghostarchive.org/archive/ebgS0)
cover-corp.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18341859 > Minato Aqua of hololive 2nd Generation will be graduating on August 28th. > We thank her for all she has done for us until now and are grateful for the support of fans who have been with her during her activities with us. > > A graduation live concert is scheduled for August 28th. Please await further details. > > We will continue to provide full support until the time of graduation, and kindly ask for your unwavering support and encouragement for Minato Aqua. We wish her all the best in her future endeavors.
This might be considered drama, but I thought some people might be interested in an update. [March Wayback Machine listing.](http://web.archive.org/web/20240303195402/https://msm.gg/talent/) [Current List.](https://msm.gg/talent) For those out of the loop, back in May, [FalseEyed broke a story about MSM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elWtq_Jbokg). Right after that, several vtubers shared their own stories about dealing with the CEO and his bad behavior. Just afterward, Aethel made two statements. [The first one saying that he's talking to HIS laywers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wZyvi06wxw). [The second announcing his departure.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngpKTAQdhKg) Since then, the company has been shedding talents. I assume more are just waiting for their contracts to run out and want to leave quietly. According to Krimbo, the MSM CEO is largely responsible for Takahata101's burnout last year. It will be interesting to see who shows back up in the bar now that Taka is back. Edit: Another four dropped since I posted this. GhostySaige, Nagzz, RPR and Vexoria. Most of the open drama is happening on Twitter, which I don't use, so I can only relay second hand info. MSM's Director of Talent also bailed yesterday with the support of exMSM talents. Edit 2: and the talent page is empty. Some back and forth going on on twitter. Edit 3: [Falseeyed's coverage of the msm fallout.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WZ3c6ecKeM)
[twitter](https://x.com/StreamerBans/status/1815800018965545090) Shondo's tweet about it, [nitter](https://nitter.poast.org/fallenshadow_YT/status/1815800706907136106) / [twitter](https://x.com/fallenshadow_YT/status/1815800706907136106).
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As of this posting, she's still in the prep/warmup room. She previously went viral for her "The Troubles" lecture on Saint Patrick's Day.
Jingo, the VRchat model creator, [tweeted](https://x.com/jingo_1016/status/1809811423125729396) ([archive](https://archive.md/DIHOe)) he mainly wants to protect the copyright of his characters, as many other people use them. ::: spoiler Jingo's Tweet translated. Hello, this is Jingo. I just returned to Japan early this morning, so please forgive me for the delay in cleaning up. I have received all replies from the Vtuber and Good Smile Company, and we plan to proceed in a direction that will protect my rights to the greatest extent possible. My position is that I would like to have a smooth negotiation through communication. The models I make are products that anyone can use if they are purchased on BOOTH. They were mainly made as avatars for VRChat, but the terms of use allow the use of avatars outside of VRChat as long as they are not used by third parties other than the purchaser. Personal Vtuber activities are also allowed. However, just because a model is purchased on BOOTH does not mean that the purchaser has all the rights, and in the end, the model is rented, so If revenue is generated through general Vtuber activities such as videos and streaming, we ask that you credit the person. Going further from here, there is a terms of use that requires prior contact for activities that have a large commercial potential, such as character product production, beyond general Vtuber activities such as videos and streaming, and we provide guidance on crediting after consideration. Usually, the scale is not that big, and VTubers themselves handle the production and sales without going through a company, so selling character merchandise like this is not a problem. However, if a VTuber has an agency and uses the character through a company or corporation, we receive accurate information and advance notice even if it is not for commercial use. The problem I have is that the VTuber does not own the copyright to the character, and the project was carried out through a contract with a company without any notice to the original character's owner. Therefore, I have requested that the production schedule for this character merchandise project be suspended. I do not need royalties or incentives, I just want to protect the copyright of the character. If this is allowed, such as selling copyright licenses, each character derived from my model will have its own copyright, which may lead to complicated copyright disputes between people who use the same model. I want people to recognize that my BOOTH characters are not models for just one person, but models for shared use. Since they are not completely my original designs, no matter how much I modify them, the original author's traces remain, so I cannot give up the copyright. Terms of use vary depending on the creator and model, so please be sure to check before using a model. We look forward to your continued support. :::
Fillian's model is a VRchat model called "[rindo](https://booth.pm/ko/items/3443188)" ([archive](https://archive.ph/xwG3J)) that she has modified for her own use. The creator of the model has a [terms of use](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QxPH35idalnqYYCs9zS9DDuTvhNSfnOv/view) ([archive](https://archive.ph/rgIZz)) for it's use and one thing mentioned within it is that if you're going to produce physical goods for sale of their characters that they want to be consulted for permission first. Today, Goodsmile announced a [Fillian Nendroid](https://x.com/GoodSmile_US/status/1808884499863801871) ([archive](https://ghostarchive.org/archive/amDUQ)) and no one ever contacted the creator of the model. Who's now [saying on twitter](https://x.com/jingo_1016/status/1809101855655670159) ([archive](https://ghostarchive.org/archive/k1UeA)) that he's contacting both the company and Fillian to sort out the disagreement. Whether this means the figure gets cancelled or not will have to be seen. Here's the creator's Tweet translated.  EDIT She has a [Youtooz figure](https://youtooz.com/products/filian) ([archive](https://archive.ph/TgAi4)) too. So she may owe a good sum of money to the artist for that.
DL: https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2024-07-03/dodgers-gawr-gura-vtubers-hololive-promotion
old: https://virtualyoutuber.fandom.com/wiki/Miyune new: https://virtualyoutuber.fandom.com/wiki/MinikoMew Weird that she would abandon a 100k+ identity for a rebrand when her old IP already had a serious redesign. It was bothering me where she went when she disappeared out of the blue. One of her notable collabs was being the first to collab with Neuro-sama.
[nitter](https://nitter.poast.org/achan_UGA/status/1806583319725039822) / [twitter](https://twitter.com/achan_UGA/status/1806583319725039822)
[twitter](https://x.com/fallenshadow_yt/status/1803143544577655001) In April, fallen shadow said she needed a [temporary health hiatus](https://nitter.poast.org/fallenshadow_YT/status/1776686894996205666). Looks like she's doing better now.
::: spoiler Information about HoloJustice  Twitters: * https://x.com/ERBloodflame * https://x.com/ceciliaimgreen * https://x.com/raorapanthera * https://x.com/gigimurin :::
[twitter](https://x.com/VSea_EN/status/1801695735551037741) / [archive of first tweet](https://archive.ph/X7ZhH) / [archive of second tweet](https://archive.ph/zcPlA)   Dani's tweet about it, [nitter](https://nitter.poast.org/DaniDrywall/status/1801798274837582261) / [twitter](https://x.com/DaniDrywall/status/1801798274837582261) / [archive](https://archive.ph/D6mG8) Minmi's tweet about it, [nitter](https://nitter.poast.org/KyoreiMinmi/status/1801696028690620826) / [twitter](https://x.com/KyoreiMinmi/status/1801696028690620826) / [archive](https://archive.ph/f5nX5)
Kikino's tweet [nitter](https://nitter.poast.org/Kikino77/status/1801454782940381695) / [twitter](https://x.com/Kikino77/status/1801454782940381695) [Kikino's video](https://files.catbox.moe/v18qhd.mp4)
Idk how well this is gonna work while platform-jumping like this but here we go anyway. x-post from [https://sh.itjust.works/post/20675512](https://sh.itjust.works/post/20675512)
Former Tsunderia talent, turned PC manager, turned PC talent, Dizzy also did a stream titled: [Why You Should NOT Join Phase Connect](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EISYXWbU-0A) where she explained what it means to go from being an indie to a corpo talent. What is expected of you, what groups success means, deadline expectations. I think one of the reasons for PC's success has been setting realistic expectations with their talents. I think part of the reason for this steam is to dissuade the people who previous would have misunderstood what PC can and cannot do you for.
His other VShojo videos: * [The Absolute State of VShojo](https://youtu.be/vpdir2KaYbE) * [Why VShojo is Collapsing](https://youtu.be/lyqNvySCZL0) * [Is VShojo 'Better' Now?](https://youtu.be/7igLo9EH13E) [Turkey Tom's VShojo video](https://youtu.be/AH3m3PuJbHM)
[nitter](https://nitter.poast.org/hololive_En/status/1796412471873614320) / [twitter](https://x.com/hololive_En/status/1796412471873614320) / [archive](https://archive.ph/ImVvY)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15905659 > - **Release date:** 2024.08.16 > - **Pre-orders:** [check here](https://lnk.to/mc_pt_ec) > - **Standard Edition**: > - Signed Bonus Edition (Standard Edition + Signed Card) available for a week 5/28 11:00 (JST) - 6/4 10:59(JST) > - International: [basic](https://shop.moricalliopeofficial.com/products/phantomime-standard-edition-cd), [signed](https://shop.moricalliopeofficial.com/products/phantomime-signed-bonus-edition-cd-standard-edition-signed-card) ($31) > - Japan: [basic](https://store.universal-music.co.jp/product/upch20676/), [signed](https://store.universal-music.co.jp/product/d2cn4334) (4,400円) > - Includes: 11 Tracks including bonus track (A) > - **LIMITED EDITION:** > - [International](https://shop.moricalliopeofficial.com/products/phantomime-limited-edition-cd) ($53) > - [Japan](https://store.universal-music.co.jp/product/upch29475/) (7,480円) > - Includes: > - 10 Tracks > - Booklet (32P) > - 3 Alternative covers > - 1 Folded poster (Design B) > - **LIMITED DEAD BOX:** > - [International](https://shop.moricalliopeofficial.com/products/phantomime-limited-dead-box) ($76) > - [Japan](https://store.universal-music.co.jp/product/pdcn1942/) (10,780円) > - Includes: > - 11 Tracks including bonus track (A) > - Booklet (32P) > - 1 Folded poster (Design A) > - 1 Trading card holder (with neck strap) > - 1 Membership of the Dead (Official Dead Beat Member’s Card) > - 1 Trading card (random out of 5 types) > - 1 Postcard (random out of 3 types) > > Bonus: > - [Covers](https://file.coffee/u/JIKPxhRUlZgGnyXa0PcaU.png) > - [Version details](https://file.coffee/u/lbzk5jHuuG6Tn8cKyy_To.png) > - YouTube membership version will also be a thing, more info to be announced. [nitter](https://nitter.poast.org/moricalliope/status/1795274120160256466) / [twitter](https://twitter.com/moricalliope/status/1795274120160256466) / [archive](https://archive.ph/6CFd0)
[nitter](https://nitter.poast.org/idol_corp/status/1795140451281817965) / [twitter](https://twitter.com/idol_corp/status/1795140451281817965) / [archive](https://archive.ph/bvBni)
VTubing (or content creation in general) is not an easy activity. You need time, you need patience and you need determination to even persevere let alone thrive doing it - even then, strong will and dedication might not be enough sometimes. We all have our oshi or just creators whose content we enjoy but sometimes those people vanish. Maybe they got bored or tired and decided to quit. Maybe they disappeared suddenly without a trace. Either way, they're no longer active and the only thing left are the archives. I've been thinking about one of such VTubers recently and thought this could be an interesting topic to reminiscence and learn about people you've never heard about. The one I've been thinking about is Vasuki, a French streamer who used to be active on Twitch. She streamed variety of games, with FFXIV as a regular "filler" between them. While she wasn't huge, she seemed to be doing fine and nothing really indicated she's planning to stop her activities. She was even working on an AI powered partner to use during streams. One day she simply vanished. No more streams, no more archives, no more tweets - she's just gone. I'm sure some of you have a similar story so I'd like to ask you to tell me about the VTubers of your past. Who were they? What did they do? What was your favorite thing about them? Let's go through a memory lane together.
[nitter](https://nitter.poast.org/NIJISANJI_World/status/1794247064932745401) / [twitter](https://twitter.com/NIJISANJI_World/status/1794247064932745401) Why is this an thing? WTF.
animecorner.me
> > > For COVER Corp – the company that established VTubing powerhouses like hololive, HOLOSTARS, hololive Indonesia, hololive English, and HOLOSTARS English, the establishment of a brand-new US subsidiary COVER USA feels like both the latest of many important moves, or the start of a seismic second act. > > > > In a new interview, Anime Corner talks to the head of the world’s biggest VTubing agency, Cover Corp CEO Motoaki Tanigo, about how they view the global market and their aims for expansion. We learn how his company aims to bridge a uniquely Japanese culture to a projected 50 million fans worldwide by the end of the decade. > >
[nitter](https://nitter.poast.org/nijisanji_app/status/1793522308612796685) / [twitter](https://twitter.com/nijisanji_app/status/1793522308612796685) 
Astel from Holostars committed the cardinal sin of "mentioning publicly he ordered McDonalds" ([tweet](https://x.com/astelleda/status/1792132367471255913) / [archive](https://ghostarchive.org/archive/dPCdZ)). Yes, really. And his replies got flooded by mostly western fans posting a [JP translation](https://x.com/BDSjapan/status/1781545178714812763) ([archive](https://ghostarchive.org/archive/dNMeL)) of that stupid boycott infographic as well as several of them having embarassing breakdowns on their own timelines over the fact Astel talked about french fries on twitter. One person went so far as DMing him to "educate" him and was promptly blocked leading to the person having a meltdown of their own ([twitter](https://x.com/dbeijxuekejcjf/status/1792516262272377050) / [nitter](https://nitter.poast.org/dbeijxuekejcjf/status/1792516262272377050)). ::: spoiler screenshots of the dumb     ::: Whether related or not the "storm" concluded with Astel [tweeting out](https://x.com/astelleda/status/1792595684471795871) ([archive](https://ghostarchive.org/archive/1ZJNS)) he would be taking a week off. I'm doubting it's a punishment as I don't think Holo gives two shits about this boycott noise and Astel didn't even say or do anything actually inflamatory. Could be he's just peacing out till the dust settles and people calm down, or could just be he's taking time to practice for the upcoming concert for Holostars which is less than 2 weeks away.
New posting is restricted and the only posts from the past two months are from their official account. Took them long enough to realize how "negligible" the impact has been on the english community.
[Nitter](https://nitter.poast.org/NIJISANJI_ID/status/1789928796923048103) / [Twitter](https://twitter.com/NIJISANJI_ID/status/1789928796923048103) ::: spoiler Translated Text Thank you for your support for NIJISANJI, including NIJISANJI EN, all this time. With heavy hearts, we would like to announce the graduation of Liver, Bonnivier Pranaja, from NIJISANJI. Bonnivier Pranaja will graduate from NIJISANJI on May 26, 2024, and there are no plans to hold a graduation stream as per the Liver's request. Accounts such as YouTube channels and other social media will be gradually closed after the graduation date along with the sale of Liver-related merchandise and voice content. Bonnivier Pranaja has been active as a Liver, bringing forth many engaging esports-related content for NIJISANJI since August 2020. With unique charisma and humor, Bonnivier has also participated in various NIJISANJI ID and NIJISANJI events, captivating the hearts of many fans both domestically and internationally. We would like to express our respect for all the activities and works created by our Liver, and we will continue to support the Liver until the end so they can spend time with their fans until the graduation day. We also sincerely thank all the fans for their support for Bonnivier Pranaja. Furthermore, regarding the period for receiving letters from fans, we will continue to accept letters until one month after the Liver's graduation date. For any inquiries regarding this announcement, please contact ANYCOLOR, Inc. (https://anycolor.co.jp/contact), and we kindly ask not to contact the Liver directly through our company regarding this matter, whether in the form of comments during streams or other social media platforms. May 13, 2024 ANYCOLOR, Inc. :::