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The ever-expanding Metaverse is finally gaining an economic sphere. Not to mention the surge of Meta, mega-startups in China and others are also joining one after another. Among our readers, there might be some who have peeked into the Metaverse guided by attractive Vtubers, or participated in VR events such as Vket. The virtual space is getting closer to our daily lives day by day.
'VRChat', established in 2014, is one of the oldest and largest Metaverse platforms. Said to have over 5 million users, between 20,000 to 80,000 users are connected at the same time, traversing countless digital spaces known as 'worlds' with their own avatars.
We found some unique activities within, namely the 'Virtual Photographers'. They are 'VR photographers' who take photographic works with avatars and worlds as their subjects.
world: 'Kano's station' by kanoda
In this article, we spoke with virtual photographer rocksuch. We also introduce other representative VR photographers during the interview. Organizers of the increasingly popular VR photo contests also weighed in.