Team Members:

Chenghao Su(c.su0220201@arts.ac.uk)

Mengyang Yin(m.yin0420211@arts.ac.uk)

Project Brief:

The term “virtual idol” was invented by the Japanese in the 1990s, but there have been characters that fit a similar concept before. Lin Mingmei of “Macro Stronghold” was a representative virtual idol of this period: in his name, the episodes in the play were released as idol albums and entered the Oricoon list. These images born before the concept are generally called “virtual idols of Yuanzu”.

With the development of science and technology, virtual idols continue to evolve into various forms, and the interactivity is getting stronger and stronger, and the definitions are constantly updated: from virtual idols based on 3DCG, virtual idols based on network activities, and virtual idols based on games , all the way to idols based on music production software. As the first virtual idol to use holographic projection technology to hold a concert, Hatsune Miku has held concerts in many countries.

Among them, technological progress is an important driving force for the generation and development of virtual idols, such as 3D modeling technology, sound library technology, and holographic imaging technology, which provide the necessary material conditions for the construction of virtual idols. In addition, the development of two-dimensional culture also provides a broad market for virtual idols. Some media believe that the popularity of virtual idols is because TAs will not collapse or have scandals, and satisfy people’s perfectionism complex.

Our inspiration came from Hatsune Miku’s 3D concert. We refer to many AI virtual characters and want to create a character by ourselves to achieve the breakthrough of the dimensional wall. We’re going to use the advanced 3D animation we’ve learned to make a video of an AI dancing, and we’re going to apply new techniques like stage art.

Task Assignment:

I am mainly responsible for the scene in this project. Including scene modeling, lighting, rendering and more.