最近一阵子,国際Twitch上的虚拟主播们画风突然变得保守了。
If you don't believe it, you see, the originally naked virtual image has directly become transparent, and everyone can no longer see the slightest bit of vulgarity.
Or maybe it's the kind of bone frame that's all that's left.
There are even anchors who have come up with a better idea, virtual avatar + real body appearance.
It may seem new to some viewers, but this kind of live broadcast is definitely far from the virtual anchor in everyone's impression, although it still doesn't show its face, but it's hard to say how much "virtual feeling" is left.
The reason why this is happening is not that these overseas virtual streamers suddenly chose to change tracks, but because Twitch recently announced a new regulation.
To put it simply, it is to add cloth, and what could have been exposed can not be exposed now. Such a requirement is good for real people, even if they are warned or banned during the live broadcast, they only need to change into a relatively conservative set of clothes - and even continue to send benefits to the audience in the live broadcast room after waiting for the "limelight to pass".
But for virtual anchors, it is obviously not so used, the whole holster is to be completed by the painter little by little, if it is 3D, it even includes modeling, the time cost and money cost are much higher than that of real people. This also means that if they are reminded or warned for being too exposed, it will be difficult to "fix" the problem immediately as a traditional streamer would.
It is based on this background that the above-mentioned scene that does not have a sense of virtuality has emerged.
In fact, when the regulations were first announced, there were already virtual anchors wailing on X, saying that this kind of request meant that they had to remake a new holster, and then they began to help their audience complain, saying that this is what their audience needs and likes.
Of course, what many streamers are complaining about this new Twitch streaming rule is that it still doesn't have a clear standard. For example, some streamers said that Twitch officials did not show photos of people wearing appropriate clothing while giving new rules, and it is difficult for people to determine whether they have crossed that red line with simple verbal descriptions.
However, even if Twitch posts the corresponding photo, it doesn't necessarily take it seriously — it's changing too often.
Earlier this year, Twitch updated its clothing requirements for streams, prohibiting suggestive "nudity" streams from streamers. The reason for this rule is that some streamers have chosen to be completely or partially exposed, and then cover it with corresponding objects or simple black mosaics, so as to attract viewers.
But even this failed to stop the brain-opening anchors, just like the well-known "dance area" of major domestic live broadcast platforms and video websites, Twitch's "chatting" section is not only the most popular, but also an important position for streamers and Twitch officials to compete.
Earlier, Twitch announced that it would liberalize clothing to a certain extent, but required streamers to classify their live streams, such as classifying themselves into "pools, hot tubs, and beaches", and would be allowed to wear relatively revealing clothing such as swimsuits. This is also the main reason why the virtual streamer and the official Twitch "confrontation" used a leather case with a live swimsuit to play memes.
In addition, although it is definitely a good thing to continue to subdivide the live broadcast norms to reduce unnecessary controversy, for example, Twitch also clearly emphasized in this new regulation that not only prohibits the overly revealing holsters of virtual streamers, but also bans the sexy holsters of those child images, even if the streamers behind the scenes say that they are adults, which can be regarded as a major loophole in "child pornography" to a certain extent.
However, the prerequisite for the implementation of these is obviously to have a sufficiently clear live broadcast specification, rather than repeated adjustments and changes - in the face of such frequent adjustments, it will inevitably eventually turn into a guerrilla war between streamers and Twitch officials, with the two sides fighting and confronting each other over the question of "whether it can be broadcast".
Just like the scientific research topic of "how to broadcast live lottery six" that arose earlier in China.
Twitch later mentioned in the rules that if streamers broadcast in a "virtual oasis" and move their section to the "pool, hot tub and beach" section mentioned above, they will be able to stream with a cooler avatar.
After such a "hot patch" is announced, I think everyone may have to change the section to find someone when they want to see those relatively revealing and sexy holsters in the future.
It's just that, judging from the operation of Twitch that has revised the live broadcast specifications many times in the past, how long these streamers who live in a virtual pool with sexy holsters may only depend on the mood of Twitch's officials, and it is impossible to know how the next confrontation between the streamer and the platform official will happen.
After all, before this previous turmoil, no one could come up with a holster + real person operation.