快手虚拟主播走红,电商全面拥抱元宇宙

巴比特Published on 2022-12-21Last updated on 2022-12-21

Abstract

元宇宙开启消费新时代。

快手助力蒙牛,推出首位虚拟员工

在快手,虚拟主播成了新的流量密码。

近日,由快手StreamLake助力蒙牛打造的3D写实虚拟人“奶思”,通过“蒙牛牛奶旗舰店”快手账号带来直播首秀。

从数据上看,这场直播吸引了近300万人观看,相较于该账号过去30天内的均值表现,直播间点赞数和评论数分别提升800%和88%,互动量显著提高。

值得一提的是,今年1月,蒙牛才启动快手直播,而此次开启的虚拟人直播是它在快手电商虚拟人直播的首次尝试,也是其内容直播的开端。

从中也不难看出,快手在不断加码虚拟人与虚拟主播赛道,并通过流量扶持优质内容产出。

事实上,早在2021年,快手关联公司北京达佳互联信息技术有限公司,便申请注册了多个“快手元宇宙”商标。

同年双十一,快手小店推出了虚拟主播“关小芳”。

当时“关小芳”在1小时的直播首秀中,累计观看人数达到105万,总点赞量达到了17.2万。

到了2022年,快手在元宇宙上的布局就更精细、更灵活了。

今年3月,快手技术团队上线虚拟偶像歌手“神奇少女张凤琴”,在短短数月时间里,累计了超过20万的粉丝及上千万的浏览量。

9月,快手技术团队在2022世界人工智能大会上宣布推出“快手虚拟演播助手KVS,为快手用户提供丰富的特效玩法,并支持多平台推流直播。

此后,快手又推出面向虚拟人主播的V-star虚拟人扶持计划,并投入了超百亿流量进行扶持。

目前,该计划已吸引狐璃璃、机灵小熊猫、万一、M浔少鹿等虚拟人IP入驻快手,其中狐璃璃开播40天就收获120万粉丝,单日最高涨粉破15万,短视频总播放量超过1亿。

需要关注的是,今年第三季度,快手日活跃用户为3.63亿,较2021年同期增长约4300万,增幅13.4%;月活跃用户突破6亿,达到6.26亿,较2021年同期增长约5300万,两项数据均创下历史新高。

不过,虽然用户数量同比有所增长,但用户规模逐渐见顶,且第二季度未实现盈利,净亏损达27.12亿元。

此外,日活跃用户的日均使用时长为129.3分钟,同比提升8.6%。用户活跃度及停留时间增长的情况下,快手必然需要继续加强优质内容的输出。

也就是说,在流量见顶和内容需求的推动下,元宇宙与短视频、直播的融合成为了快手着力探索的新模式之一。

此前,快手AI技术中心负责人万鹏飞曾表示,快手发力元宇宙产业是有扎实的技术积淀和行业认可度的,并不是刻意而为,今后元宇宙将成为快手发展路径上的重要方向。

近年来,伴随电商场景迈向多元化,虚拟人进军直播间已不足为奇。

尤其在快手兼具多元和垂直特性的内容生态中,利用虚拟人来进行品牌营销更是屡见不鲜。

电商踏入元宇宙

今年以来,各大电商平台在元宇宙赛道上动作频频。

冬奥会期间,阿里推出继AYAYI后的第二位虚拟员工冬冬,并在淘宝直播中售卖奥运会周边商品。

2022年2月,京东推出了美妆虚拟主播“小美”,小美不断亮相YSL、欧莱雅、科颜氏等超20个美妆的大牌直播间进行带货。

2022 年 4 月,淘宝公布 2022 年直播营销三大方向,其中虚拟主播和 3D 场景成为平台的新驱动力。

同年7月,抖音与二次元虚拟偶像“默默酱”合作推出了夏日派对,最终实现站内总曝光量近15亿,其中,单场成交额破百万的好物直播间达135个,破千万的好物直播间达15个。

双十一期间,淘宝上线了三个元宇宙空间试水,其中的“未来城”主要功能以社交互动与直播引流购物为主。

10月17日,继推出虚拟形象“抖音仔仔”后,抖音又推出了虚拟空间“抖音小窝”,与腾讯超级QQ秀的“QQ小窝”类似。

此外,海外的电商平台也刮起了元宇宙之风。

今年,零售巨头沃尔玛与世界最大的多人在线创作游戏Roblox中推出了两个不同的虚拟世界,分别被称为“沃尔玛土地”和“沃尔玛的游戏世界”。

不仅是电商平台,品牌商和MCN机构也在布局元宇宙。

国产品牌方面,家居品牌红豆联合演员胡兵,在抖音开展了一场虚拟直播走秀,虚拟数字人胡兵的出场成为了当天直播的最大亮点。

国外品牌方面,去年9月,美国极限运动潮牌Vans与Roblox开启合作,推出一个以滑板为主题的虚拟世界,名为“Vans World”,是一个融合街头文化、时尚、社交等元素的虚拟空间。

MCN机构方面,由特效制作起家的创壹视频一手打造的“美妆捉妖达人”柳夜熙出道即巅峰,仅发布了一支视频,就收获了450W粉丝。

除此之外,头部MCN机构遥望网络基于旗下主播瑜大公子的形象,打造了其孪生AI主播周小瑜,还孵化了首个虚拟偶像——孔襄。

一方面,连接电商平台的3D购物场景,带来沉浸式漫游购物服务。另一方面,虚拟人进行直播带货和品牌代言,兼顾社交、娱乐和服务。

总而言之,虽然元宇宙是非现实的,但平台、MCN和品牌在其中获得的机遇却是真实存在的,也就是说,元宇宙即将开启消费新时代的说法,是有理可依的。

元宇宙开启电商新纪元

2022年,元宇宙之风刮到了互联网的每一个角落,成了“当红炸子鸡”。

由于元宇宙正处于发展初期,拥有巨大的应用前景和商业化空间。

到2030年,全球元宇宙的市场规模预计高达5万亿美元。

也是由于元宇宙的兴起和火爆,电商迎来了下一个变革风口。

而“虚拟数字人”作为电商踏入元宇宙的最佳手段,目前已经进入发展红利期。

值得注意的是,2021年,中国虚拟人整体市场规模为1074.9亿元,预计2025年将达到6402.7亿元,呈现出强劲增长态势。

(图源:艾媒咨询)

与此同时,我国2025年直播人才缺口预计将达到1941.5万人。

这种情况下,场景多样、人设稳定,互动性还强的虚拟直播带货不仅可以填补带货主播缺口,还能给消费者带来更强的场景沉浸感,吸引更多用户驻足停留,并进行消费。

可以说,虚拟主播已经成为电商平台生态布局中不可忽视的一环。

不过,单从沉浸感层面看,当前的虚拟人技术还有很大的进步空间。

此前,李佳琦和洛天依同台直播,洛天依在表演唱歌时,因为技术故障,导致用户“只见其人不闻其声”,可一旁的李佳琦并不知晓直播出现了问题,依旧在称赞洛天依的表演。

由于虚拟主播的应用越来越广泛,直播间出现类似的技术故障情况已不足为奇。

更何况,高质量的虚拟人制作成本极高,制作周期极长,效果还无法保证。

假如虚拟主播不具备真人的真实感,无法带来沉浸感,同时成本还远远高于真人,是难以实现商业价值的。

目前,虚拟人分类日益细分,竞争日渐激烈,是否能避免同质化仍是一个值得探讨的问题。

况且,元宇宙行业尚不成熟,虚拟人尚未形成一整套发展体系,商业化落地及运营还有很长的路要走。

而从元宇宙直播角度看,当前想要打造一个输出稳定、互动性强、用户认可的虚拟主播,仍在技术、运营、成本等方面存在诸多痛点,这需要包括技术提供方、平台方等参与者共同进行探索。

不可否认的是,元宇宙象征着巨大的红利,已经成为了电商平台新的流量密码。

如今,元宇宙的种子已经埋下,未来能否结出丰硕的果实,就看“园丁”是否细心浇灌了。

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