A conversation with the future president of the United States of the Metaverse - Yui Araki

EnterVR

Welcome to the Enter VR podcast! Join us for an amazing episode featuring my friend Yui Araki. Come learn about Yui's journey in the industry and catch a quick glimpse into the landscape of the VR community in Japan. Show notes: 45: Yui's past life before VR. 2:00 Yui's journey into the industry. 4:00 Why Hatsune Miku makes so much sense in VR 6:30 Hatsune Miku is not alive but she is also not "dead" 9:15 Hatsune Miku will transcends all mediums, including VR 12:30 Anime is driving VR adoption in Japan. 13:30 A migration towards the metaverse has been underway for some time. 14:00 Why are people in Japan migrating to the metaverse? 16:15 Does Yui want to leave reality and live in the metaverse? 18:00 Yui is ready for the metaverse. 19:45 Enjoying beer parties in VR 20:45 Yui wants to own her country in VR while raising a wholesome family. 24:30 VR allows Yui to form a family across long distances 25:30 Going from cram school teacher to VR industry professional 28:00 Yui taught herself Unity on her phone while on the train 32:00 The ultimate Hatsune Miku experience would be an ultra realistic AI. 35:00 Yui's lessons navigating the industry 37:30 Present Yui's message to future Yui. Thanks to Yui for being a true scholar and bad ass of virtual reality and thank you for listening ! Stay in touch with Yui with the link below: https://twitter.com/Somelu01