The most recent TikTok NPC streaming trend craze isn’t Disneyland Guardians, a color test, or BORAX TRAIN. In actuality, most individuals are unsure of how to define it. But to her throng of admirers, the words of the content producer that made the fad go viral are instantly recognizable: “Ice cream is so amazing. In a gang. True, true, true”.
It’s part of TikToker PinkyDoll’s typical performance as a flesh-and-blood non-playable character, or NPC, to spew out that senseless torrent of words, frequently accompanied by robotic body gestures.
Growing on TikTok, NPC material is a niche genre that includes ASMR components and, according to some, has sexual overtones. It has millions of views and top practitioners PinkyDoll and Cherry Crush make thousands of dollars per day from it.
To understand the TikTok NPC streaming trend, read on:
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What is the TikTok NPC streaming trend?
Pinkydoll, a Montréal-based social media star, has been chosen to represent NPC streaming on TikTok. The term trend is derived from non-player characters (NPCs) in video games.
The term “NPC” was first used to describe characters in the role-playing game “Dungeons and Dragons” whose actions were planned by the game master, according to the website Know Your Meme. It later gained popularity in the video game industry, where it is used to characterize preset conversations and actions in characters like the “Grand Theft Auto” pedestrians.
TikTok users can leave comments in the form of pop-up “stickers” in the form of ice cream cones, roses, birthday cakes, and other objects to deliver virtual presents to their favorite content producers during live streams.
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Why do people watch videos NPC videos?
Online, there has been a lot of discussion—but little consensus—about what it is about NPC videos that attracts viewers. Some makers and spectators claim that the fast-paced nature of the films and the satisfaction they get from directly influencing the human NPC’s on-camera emotions are what makes them so entertaining.
People watch it to see the next reaction or if I will break character or make a mistake due to receiving too many presents, Cherry Crush, a well-known NPC TikTok maker, said in an interview with the New York Times. “It’s very stimulating, because it’s fast and very repetitive, so people sit and watch it to see the next reaction or if I will mess up somehow from too many gifts,” Cherry Crush said.
The videos’ popularity may also be due to their incorporation of ASMR, or Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, a practice in which people enhance tactile sounds made by various objects or whisper into microphones to give some listeners a tingling sensation in their bodies.
For instance, PinkyDoll creates sounds in some of her films by tapping her acrylic nails against one another and popping popcorn kernels with a flatiron, which some viewers could find relaxing.
Other social media users claim that NPC material has a sexual undertone that has to do with the performers’ ability to control their bodies and speech, some of whom are gorgeous women. One Twitter user said, “The SECOND I saw this NPC trend I knew it was sexual and fetishized.”
Some content producers refute allegations that their work is even vaguely sexual. According to Cherry Crush, “I don’t make my show at all sexually suggestive.” “I’ve always found it to be amusing & humorous.”
What kind of income may NPC content producers expect?
Leading NPC designers are making hundreds of dollars every day.
PinkyDoll recently revealed to the New York Times that she may earn up to $7,000 per day from her films and between $2,000 and $3,000 every broadcast. In a video that he just uploaded to the video game streaming service Twitch, streamer Kai Cenat said that he recently gained about $6,000 by going live on TikTok.
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