"Virtual Cram School Wish High is a new online school by Tokyo-based company Luminaris. According to the publication, all teachers are "active VTubers," meaning streamers who use digital avatars to represent themselves instead of showing their real faces. Tuition at the online academy is the equivalent of around $63 per course per month, on subjects including mathematics, English, physics, chemistry, world history, Japanese history, and geography."
"An "Instructor Introduction Stream" uploaded on YouTube by Wish High shows three potential VTuber teachers walking the audience through the cram school's website while introducing their courses. It's unclear if teachers will be giving group lessons or individual lectures to virtual classrooms when the service goes live on March 1. One thing's certain from the video's description: there is "no age limit" for students to enroll, meaning minors could find themselves in courses with adult followers of the cutesy VTubers."
"On its face, the Wish High model seems built on parasocial attachment - fans follow these streamers because they feel some sort of personal bond with a character. Importing that feature into private education is a novel way to get students hooked on their service, as adolescents who feel emotionally attached to their favorite streamers might be more likely to subscribe. (Whether or not those VTubers are trained to be effective teachers is another story altoget"
Virtual Cram School Wish High is an online academy run by Tokyo-based Luminaris that uses VTuber streamers as all instructors. The service charges about $63 per course per month and offers subjects such as mathematics, English, physics, chemistry, world history, Japanese history, and geography. A promotional YouTube stream features three VTuber instructors demonstrating the website, though lesson format—group or individual—remains unclear. The school opens March 1 and permits students of any age to enroll, allowing minors to share classes with adult fans. The model leverages parasocial attachment to attract subscribers, raising concerns about teaching quality.
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