31 JUL '23
「entry 08」
happy to announce that affiliate status has been unlocked! as an added bonus, we also achieved the extended follower goal we set (70). my rationale for not onboarding yet is because I would like to properly prepare the bonus rewards. If I am receiving other's support, I feel as though they should feel like the investment is worthy so it falls upon me to offer perks of value.
we published our first long-form video on using notion to prepare for vtuber debut and other media projects. I've also considered uploading the reading logs for the manga recommendations as long-form videos too instead of shorts as I find myself requiring more than the alloted one minute limit for YouTube shorts.
next step: upload visual novel playthroughs (both stream vods & offline recordings), publish one reading log and finalise a hashtag.
27 JUN '23
「entry 07」
as enjoyable as the three-week long break during May was, it was a bit of a set-back in terms of the gradual momentum I was building on YouTube. that's just life though——back to picking up where we left off and to continue onwards. perseverance is key!
overall, I've been happy with maintaining consistency and sticking to a schedule, but earlier this week I thought about reducing overall stream occurences to twice a week instead. the reason being that I'd ideally be able to record and produce more videos, which would require more time to edit, so setting aside more time might be necessary. nothing is set in stone yet but definitely something to consider.
next step: prepare gfx for future unlockables and reading log recommendations.
9 MAY '23
「entry 06」
deviated from the original media content schedule I had planned since it was too ambitious and I could barely keep up. had a productive discussion with a few confidants to determine a clearer direction of what to focus on when it came to producing and editing clips to avoid spreading myself too thin.
building a social media presence is undoubtedly difficult when starting from scratch, but I still think YouTube shorts can play a part in putting you in front of fresh eyes so that you can potentially find new individuals who share common interests with you there, especially if you don't want to rely on existing connections to other communities.
milestone announcement to push for affiliate was posted before I went on my trip——although it's never recommended to focus solely on numbers, vocalising to your community that there is an ideal in mind that you'd like to reach may help them realise how to best support you.
next step: reach affiliate & resume posting media to track audience response through analytics.
2 APR '23
「entry 05」
had a test stream mid-March——although there have been consistent art updates, I've decided to continue as planned in spite of the delayed animation commission for the main model. better to chug along slowly than to be at a standstill.
if last month was all about re-learning and playing around with various software, then this month is focused on consistent production of video edits and graphics. even if the final clip is only 20 to 30 seconds long, it can take me all afternoon to record and edit the footage. still experimenting to see what genre receives the most positive responses but may require a larger dataset before proceeding with analysis.
been trying to flesh out the lore a bit more and tie the pieces together to form a coherent story. the next choose-your-own-adventure draft has been started but will need to consider where to publish it to retain its interactivity once polls are removed from twitter.
next step: follow social media and stream schedule.
4 MAR '23
「entry 04」
progress was stalled for awhile due to a combination of procrastination and hesitation; real-life commitments are never really a valid reason to put off doing things that need to be done.
was a bit too shy to reach out to the modeler I spoke to last year in December. did so anyway and heard back from them earlier this week! something to look forward to though live2D debut will still be a ways off. contacted a few other creatives too——initiating communications with new people is always daunting but the excitement of possible new collaborations helps override my timidness.
released a new teaser as preparation for .png streams later this month but have not set a date yet. reconsidering investing in a custom domain——it'll look a lot cleaner and will be easier to remember but it's an additional cost to factor in.
next step: import .png into obs and prepare stand-in gfx.
12 FEB '23
「entry 03」
fixed up audio settings and set up vertical recording mode. tried out vtube studio for the first time and played around with the parameters.
next step: upload this video and obtain custom domain.
03 FEB '23
「entry 02」
created this website and began tinkering with the code to customise the theme a lil'. still in the process of finding a rigger.
next step: familiarise myself with new programs and publish bite-sized pieces of media.
28 JAN '23
「entry 01」
while the journey to forge your ideal self appears to be never-ending, there is no harm in documenting your ongoing progress even if a personal log comes across as somewhat self-indulgent.
model design was completed last year by a lovely artist known as miruzuya. due to my lack of foresight, finding a rigger has taken longer than I had originally anticipated. although it grates on me to not be able to present a fully completed version of my persona, any further dilly-dallying will make it increasingly difficult to take the first step.
next step: commission rigger, craft lore, and brainstorm potential avenues of expression.
