**[Interview] Oh Je-wook, CEO of DOB Studio, “We will open a fun digital world by creating a virtual human with various charms”**
*After virtual human’Loui’, second runner’Aila’ scrambles*
*Interview with CEO Oh Je-wook of DOB Studio, an AI start-up In an untact situation,*
*’Aila’ is based on storytelling based on a long tale with the motif of ‘longing for people’*
*Instagram · Digital single sound source and music video scheduled to be released*
As virtual humans (virtual humans) with superior realism that it is difficult to distinguish from real people appear one after another, companies are fiercely competing in’creating a different virtual human’. Now, the time has come for virtual humans to survive only when DOS Studio, which previously produced a virtual human YouTuber’Louis’, recently introduced’Ayla’, a second virtual human. The position of’Ayla ‘, a virtual human that DOB Studio has ambitiously released, is If the existing virtual humans were personas modeled on real celebrities or influencers, Ayla is a setting that is not a’human ‘. We heard the story behind the birth of’Ila’ from DOB Studio CEO Oh Je-wook,who introduced a new virtual human.
Q. First of all, please introduce your company.
D.O.V Studio is a startup that creates virtual humans with virtual faces. With artificial intelligence technology, we create virtual faces that are difficult to distinguish from real human faces, create new digital personas such as Louis and Ayla, and create colorful contents where they sing, dance, and travel.
Q2. Many people are curious about the name ‘Ila’.
The name Ayla comes from the island. As it is a virtual human with a new concept that did not exist before, he gave it a name that originated from his identity. In English, it is written as Aila. At first, it was isla, but it was changed because there were concerns that it would be interpreted differently.
Q. You said you have a different concept from the existing virtual human, and I am curious about Ayla’s concept explanation and why.
First of all, I want to clarify that Ayla’s concept is not ‘goddess’. I believe that netizens will recognize it soon, but since we decided not to reveal Aila’s identity from the beginning, people looked at Aila’s picture and assumed it was a ‘goddess’. I think Ayla’s concept is immediately recognizable by anyone entering her Instagram account. It’s because her daily space where she stays is a bit special. Ayla can come from that special place in her own hometown to the world we humans live in, but she can only stay for as long as promised. He likes people and wants to get along with them, but he always regrets that time is very short. Fortunately, the distance has been lifted and the daily life is recovering, but the ‘longing for people’ felt by many people when the untact situation became longer became another motif. Her identity and storytelling are what we take the lead in so that netizens can become an interesting topic of discussion.
Q. I would like to hear about your background.
Ayla has a different plan from personas like celebrities, influencers, and models.Many of the existing virtual humans were the product of the efforts of technology companies to make them into beings that are no different From humans and can be replaced by humans.And at the bottom, there is the intention of the entertainment business to reap advertising revenue by increasing popularity like celebrities or mega-influencers.Our approach is a little different.Of course, it is true that as a business, you have to make money, but we basically see virtual humans as play.So, in order to stimulate a more interesting imagination, I planned and produced Isla based on storytelling in homage to a long-standing tale.
Q. How long did it take to produce? What if there were any difficulties during the production process?
It took about 3 months from planning to launching Instagram.Since it was based on a fairy tale, it was necessary to examine the distortion of historyIn the end, on Instagram, we will first show some cool concept photos that can infer Ayla’s identity,and various evaluations and viewpoints of history first.The internal discussion about what kind of content to show for the first time was also very intense.But ‘song’and’voice’ take up a small portion of Ayla’s story telling.So she also made a song and a music video in three months.We made a lot of cover videos on the Louis Covery Channel, but it was our first time working on an original song, so there were a lot of trial and error. Thanks to this, the wonderful music and refreshing music video is in the final stages of completion, so please look forward to it.
Q. Do you have a specific worldview like Rosie and Kim Rae-ah? It
seems to keep hiding Ayla’s identity like Twenty Passes, so I’d like to tell you about it with a few keywords.voice’and’longing’.Ayla is an existence that can be easily found in the folk tales of many countries.Her concrete worldview and
Q. What is the biggest charm of’Ila’?
Ayla’s biggest charm is’purity’.I don’t know much about the human world.And he admires the human appearance, voice, and lifestyle.Although it may seem silly to have a bright and spotless appearance, anyone will feel good when they see him smiling happily whenever he comes to the human world.
Q. Can I do an interview like the AI â??â??chatbot’Iruda’?
Any interview is possible.But I don’t know if I’ll be able to say it as well as’realize’.
Q. Do you have any future plans for Ayla and DOB Studio?
Ayla will actively communicate on Instagram and show off her attractive side.Please look forward to the music video that will be released soon.DOVistudio continues to advance the artificial intelligence technology that creates virtual faces.Not only technology, but also a lot of effort is put into content creation so that virtual humans can be more active and developed as a play culture enjoyed by the public.This year, we are actively producing virtual human contents for our customersas well as our own virtual human such as Isla.
Q. Do you have any last words to emphasize?
‘Ayla’ and’Louis’ are like previews of who you will be when the human beings stay longer in the digital world soon.We are working hard to open up a fun digital world full of virtual humans of various charms, so please pay a lot of attention to Ayla, Louie, and DOV Studio.
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