[zitterbewegung]

I think there is a bigger subset for "virtual idols" in Japan that have already existed. They have also automated the singing part (see the Vocaloid Hatsune Miku). And they already have had concerts where people attend. Also they have started making "virtual YouTuber" (Kizuna_AI). This would all go to the point of just starting to make an AR/VR type of experience rather quickly.

[inawarminister]

Yeah, Kizuna AI-like Vtubers are flourishing in Japan and several other countries now. I'm only familiar with Hololive, but their streams reach 100k live viewers periodically with all the world's languages presented in their chats. There are also international chapters in China and Indonesia, and also a worldwide English audition just finished up recently. 'Independent' vtubers and 'Networked' (Hololive, Nijisanji) are also performing ads in radios and promoting themselves in Akihabara. It's dizzling.

[tibbydudeza]

Yep watching a Hatsune Miku live concert was a bit unreal.