VTuber Wiki:Reference desk/archive since Jan 2019

__NEWSECTIONLINK__

Ready? [//virtualyoutuber.fandom.com/wiki/User:Vtvt1/Reference_desk?action=edit&section=new Ask a question!]

Historical questions and requests
Question 9.2. What is youtube-dl? Is it the GitHub program? — asked by anonymous on /r/VirtualYouTubers


 * The  (website) is a command-line program that allows you to archive YouTube videos. It's super easy to use. On Unix-like platforms (Mac, Linux, Ubuntu, etc.) you type:
 * The program is available on Windows, too, but I'm not sure about the command-line syntax on Windows.
 * — Vtvt1 (talk) 22:21, September 7, 2020 (UTC)
 * — Vtvt1 (talk) 22:21, September 7, 2020 (UTC)

Question 9.1. What is IRIAM? — asked by anonymous on /r/VirtualYouTubers


 * IRIAM is a mobile-only app that some VTubers make livestreams on. On Google Play, IRIAM developers claim that the app maintains high image quality, has low latency, and uses less bandwidth than "conventional" streaming apps. Some implementation details can be inferred from the claim.


 * Apparently, IRIAM is region-locked to Japan. It says the app is unavailable on my device. On the Internet, there are users outside Japan reporting they cannot download or sign in to the app.
 * — Vtvt1 (talk) quoting myself

Question 8.1. Is [Aono Yuuki] retired? — asked by Vtubernation in August 2020


 * Around August 14, Twitter users posted that they had difficulty loading Aono Yuuki's profile page. Fellow VTuber Yuzuha suggested that the Twitter account was suspended due to incorrect birthdate input. Aono Yuuki is active on Fanbox. The last post (member only) was [on the 30th of August].
 * — Vtvt1 (talk) quoting myself

Question 7.2. Is [Arureiya Rufon] permanently done and gonna disappear forever? I'm not really knowledgeable about these retiring stuff with Virtual YouTubers. Sucks that I found one I really enjoyed and she retires not long after. — asked by anonymous on /r/VirtualYouTubers in July 2020


 * Arureiya Rufon (アルレイヤ・ルフォン), an i-LIVE VTuber, retired on her birthday, July 2nd. Rufon said she would retire on that day, but she stayed on Twitter for a few more days before eventually heading off. She was given a warm sendoff which she implicitly asked for.


 * Addendum. As of September 2020, her Twitter account @ArureiyaRufon has been deleted.
 * — Vtvt1 (talk) originally answered in July

Question 7.1. Is there some site dedicated for VTuber activity? — asked by Unoriginalusername12


 * There isn't a single website for VTubers, but from what I've seen most VTubers are on YouTube (in Japanese). There are ones on BiliBili but I don't speak Japanese so I don't use that website. Since you don't speak Japanese, it's probably easier to watch the highlight channels on YouTube, such as HoloLive Moments. Just guessing, but most highlight channels will likely be uploading from the latest streams.


 * There are also many English VTubers you can check out if you want to watch them live.
 * — GetBoolean (mirrored)


 * There are a number of discords out there you can join, mainly the Hololive Fan Discord, or follow the VTubers you want to know about on their respective social media accounts. In regards to what GetBoolean said, if you don't have time to catch streams or watch archives, highlights are your best option. However, highlights channels do not highlight all streams, because that would be an impossible amount of work. (Mainly the popular streamers get clipped, such as Aqua, Matsuri, and Korone; other less popular ones get significantly less clips.)
 * — BLam301 (mirrored)

Question 5.1. If we get absolutely meta for a second, what are VTubers? — asked by The God Of Procrastination


 * Waifus that stream, basically. — Captain Gazpacho (mirrored)


 * There isn't a formal definition. As far as I can tell, communities agree that a VTuber should use some sort of avatar, live-animated or not, and should maintain some connection to role playing, the connection being explicitly-stated or implied. (They can't break the 4th wall easily even though their characters are developed around their real selves.) Here is an alignment chart for fun.
 * — Vtvt1 (talk) quoting myself