Virtual singer Luo Tianyi sings at her "birthday party" for her fans in July.?Photo provided to China Daily.? "It's not simply animation. The key difference between animated characters and virtual idols is the interaction with people,"

Virtual singer Luo Tianyi sings at her "birthday party" for her fans in July.?Photo provided to China Daily.? "It's not simply animation. The key difference between animated characters and virtual idols is the interaction with people,"

Virtual band D.M has two members: rapper Damian (left) and his "twin sister", Millie. Photo provided to China Daily.? The duo, rendered using motion capture technology and computer graphics, performed at an arts festival held in June in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, which attracted more than 300 artists from various sectors.

Virtual band D.M has two members: rapper Damian (left) and his "twin sister", Millie. Photo provided to China Daily.? The duo, rendered using motion capture technology and computer graphics, performed at an arts festival held in June in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, which attracted more than 300 artists from various sectors.

College students take a photo with members of digital dance team VirtualReal after they finish a performance in Shanghai in August.?Photo provided to China Daily.? The studio was set up in February and has signed more than a dozen digital creations in different areas, including virtual bands Rich Boom and D.M, virtual influencer Qiudi and virtual host Xiaoyou.Many of them were contestants of a virtual idol show, Dimension Nova, a "next-generation TV talent show for virtual contestants only", ...

College students take a photo with members of digital dance team VirtualReal after they finish a performance in Shanghai in August.?Photo provided to China Daily.? The studio was set up in February and has signed more than a dozen digital creations in different areas, including virtual bands Rich Boom and D.M, virtual influencer Qiudi and virtual host Xiaoyou.Many of them were contestants of a virtual idol show, Dimension Nova, a "next-generation TV talent show for virtual contestants only", ...

Virtual band D.M performs for an audience at an arts festival which attracts about 300 artists in Qinghuangdao, Hebei province, in June.?Photo provided to China Daily.? Liang Zikang, Liu's creator, says that the idea to produce a virtual idol is related to the "metaverse", a concept that has gained traction recently, where the physical world combines with the virtual. According to data from market consultancy iiMedia Research, the virtual idol industry in China reached 3.46 billion yuan ...

Virtual band D.M performs for an audience at an arts festival which attracts about 300 artists in Qinghuangdao, Hebei province, in June.?Photo provided to China Daily.? Liang Zikang, Liu's creator, says that the idea to produce a virtual idol is related to the "metaverse", a concept that has gained traction recently, where the physical world combines with the virtual. According to data from market consultancy iiMedia Research, the virtual idol industry in China reached 3.46 billion yuan ...