VStream Development RoadmapFor VStreamers, by VStreamers.
Here is what to expect in the coming months:

Phase 1: Community Building
(Beginning of December - January 2023)

  • Join VStream Create your VStream account and be ready to participate as new features launch.
  • Merge Your Social Connect your new VStream account with your other social accounts like Twitch, YouTube, Discord, and Twitter to develop better social proof and verify your identity.
  • Make it Personal Build a custom landing page and show yourself off.
  • New Virtual Creator Pages Develop your own page as a debut creator so that you can launch your career as we launch too.
  • VStream in Every Language View us around the world as a native website. VStream is building a global community. We’re especially excited to integrate with our Virtual Creators and fandoms in Japan.
  • Ping Time Notifications will activate. You’ll be alerted about any Debuts you marked interest in along with any RSVPs by multiple notification providers.
  • UX Evolution Navigate VStream with more ease as we start to look and feel a bit more like an official platform
  • Phase 2: Livestreaming Begins
    (~Febuary 2023)

  • Dream it. Stream it. VStream staff will start to test livestreaming for the world to see.
  • First Wave Invites We’ll invite a few select creators to begin streaming and start the discovery engine.
  • Time to Chat Real-time chat gets added to the stream for those who are signed in, and the VStream experience becomes more interactive.
  • Toxic Cleanse Moderation starts and we keep the platform Evil-free.
  • Pings About Streams Whenever the VStreamers you follow go live, you’ll be alerted so that you don’t miss out.
  • Phase 3: Main Features Go Live

  • Social. Video. Virtual. Now VStream will look and feel more like a reality with more of the expected platform features, along with those developed to specifically meet the needs of the VStream community. Here’s some of what you can expect:
  • Notification on new VOD content
  • Watchers and streamers can post content and upload pre-recorded videos
  • Leave threaded comments on community boards and videos
  • Follow channels
  • Channel page
  • Applications open for Clippers who can now upload VODs
  • Likes & dislikes for VODs
  • Automatic VOD creation from stream
  • A manually-curated homepage
  • Ability to flag abusive comments, posts, videos
  • Data analytics for Virtual Creators
  • Phase 4: Monetization

  • New Monetization Opportunities New monetization perks will go live for Virtual Creators, who will no longer need an invitation or have to undergo an approval process to join the platform. Start to stream with more ease and operate more independently. Along with insightful creator-specific analytics, like weekly views, unique chatters on chat, number of patrons, number of followers, and weekly revenue, here are some of the other features that will be added:
  • International payouts
  • Gifting patronage
  • Chat donations (UpLifts) and monthly patronage
  • Patronage badges
  • Custom emojis
  • Search bar to find channels and videos
  • Live translations
  • Phase 5: Making VStream Massive

  • Making VStream Popular To make sure that we attract as many fans and Virtual Creators as possible, now we’re going to advertise a bunch. Plus the platform will get even better, with added features such as:
  • Video ads and comment donations
  • Powerful content discovery & curation
  • API integrations
  • Tools for power creators
  • Phase 6: Post Launch Expansion

  • Continuous Improvement We want to build every single feature that can benefit the VStream community. Included below are a small number of the many features we hope to build-out after our main features go live:
  • Embed content (iframe)
  • Time specifics on videos
  • Marketplace for commissions for models and stream assets
  • Light mode
  • Text to speech support
  • Dyslexia font
  • Trophy case in profiles and next to names
  • Expanded badge universe
  • A native iOS and Android applications
  • Content categorization and customization
  • Analytics (web and api)