What DOES make a model "good" to you? Embodying the design you have the closest? The quality of art and rigging? One that works on your PC? That lets you do the content you love to make? What makes it not "good"? I'm curious. I know what makes one good for ME, which might not be the same as others. - ThreadSky

lampdevil.bsky.social • 9 days ago

What DOES make a model "good" to you? Embodying the design you have the closest? The quality of art and rigging? One that works on your PC? That lets you do the content you love to make? What makes it not "good"? I'm curious. I know what makes one good for ME, which might not be the same as others.

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lampdevil.bsky.social•9 days ago

I want a model that's expressive in the face, that's not too RAM intensive, that modifies well with PNG props, and matches the design I made. And I've got one! I am very lucky! I have a very good model, in my own estimation (And lots of fun alternates, lucky me!)

lampdevil.bsky.social•9 days ago

I only realized that I prize these things so much (certain kinds of expressiveness, RAM intensiveness, modifiable) after lots of experience. That's why I think it's important for new VTubers to try different things, as much as they shouldn't spend lots of money (per the usual advice)

lampdevil.bsky.social•9 days ago

It is easy to WANT, but hard to know what you NEED, without actually getting in there with VTube Studio or VNyan or Veadotube or something. It ensures that when you do spend money, you're spending that money wisely.

But some people don't want to start small... and I can't blame them, tbh.

lampdevil.bsky.social•9 days ago

Becoming a VTuber can be a fantastical, magical thing, loaded with emotions and dreams and hopes and stuff. They're discouraged when they can't magically transform into a form like their favs have. The persona IS the end goal. The streaming/etc enables that. So it has to be GREAT. Perfect, even.

lampdevil.bsky.social•9 days ago

It's not the perspective I come from. I slapped together a VRoid and fired up OBS and just started. I wanted to create. Refining my virtual self came later. I understand the other perspective, but it still frustrates me to see... and I probably just need to let it go. But there's something else...

lampdevil.bsky.social•9 days ago

Whether we're utilitarian or decorative in our model philosophy, that's internal. The external world is there, in the audience, judging what they see and choosing if they're going to watch or follow or like or subscribe.

A prettier model definitely does better. Or maybe a "quality" one.

renpona.bsky.social•9 days ago

for me, it's "lets you do the content you love to make"

but given that pretty much all my content is based on avatar interactivity, you could say the avatar itself is my content. my top priority is being able to pack it full of gimmicks and effects and interesting interactive possibilities

renpona.bsky.social•9 days ago

To me, the avatar is fundamental to what vtubing is. It's not just a facecam substitute, it's part of the content in a different way, something that can be far more connected to on-screen events than an IRL face

so what's important to me is that it's something that's easy to work with

lampdevil.bsky.social•9 days ago

The fewest barriers between you and makin' stuff! I can definitely relate.

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