CodeMiko is a ‘virtual streamer,’ also referred to as a ‘vtuber.’ To remain anonymous and separate their real life from their online life, these streamers choose to use an avatar rather than appear as themselves.
Miko’s setup is more complicated than Hololive’s, which uses a 2D model that is mapped to the streamer’s face. Miko, on the other hand, uses the Unreal Engine and a full motion capture suit to blur the lines between reality and fiction.
Miko decided to strip her character nude during the stream, changing the avatar as she went. Even with the mosaic covering her virtual genitals and breasts, Twitch still banned her for the fourth time.
Despite the presence of a completely nude 3D model in the room, the stream was mostly normal. ‘Getting banned today,’ she even called it.
CodeMiko is on her fourth ban, and according to her Twitter, she’s not sure if it’ll be permanent.
It will be up to Twitch whether she is unbanned, as the streaming platform has recently come under (light) fire for its capricious ban hammer and subsequent refusal to reveal the reasons.
Miko’s equipment is ridiculously expensive, with a full capture suit costing thousands of dollars. Miko is more than happy to do real-life streams where she shows off the technology that powers her avatar, whereas other virtual streamers will never show their real faces.
In a deal with Sony, she appears in both the motion capture suit and her avatar in an ad for their AirPod competitor.
Miko, on the other hand, may only be gone for a month, according to her housemate, Justaminx, another popular streamer.
Most Twitch streamers don’t appear to be concerned about a permanent ban, as big names like Dr. Disrespect and Destiny have made amends by switching to YouTube, and Adin Ross has now returned after being banned for alleged homophobic slurs.
