Bullet Chat - South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/rss/500173/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png Bullet Chat - South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com Let us take you deep inside this internet subculture of watching videos with text flying across the screen. It’s real, it’s called bullet chat, and it originated from Japan. One of the biggest Chinese websites that has the bullet chat feature, Bilibili, now gets over 70 million people per month watching videos like this. And they love it. Read more about bullet chat Written and voiceover by: Dolly Li and Timmy Shen Produced by: Dolly Li and Timmy Shen Shot by: Annie Hall Edited by: Annie... https://www.scmp.com/videos/what-bullet-chat-internet-subculture/article/2157508?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/videos/what-bullet-chat-internet-subculture/article/2157508?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Jul 2018 10:30:00 +0000 What is the bullet chat internet subculture? This is how people in China watch videos online: That onslaught of scrolling text is made of comments from other viewers, and pops up while you're watching your video. The comments appear at the time-stamp they were made over the lifetime of the video, so popular videos get covered over fast, as more commenters come and leave their mark. The scrolling comments are called “danmu,” or “bullet chat,” which comes from the Japanese “danmaku” genre of shooter games. The Danmaku name translates to... https://www.scmp.com/culture/crazy-way-people-watch-videos-china-whole-subculture-its-own/article/2157123?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/crazy-way-people-watch-videos-china-whole-subculture-its-own/article/2157123?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Jul 2018 06:00:45 +0000 This crazy way people watch videos in China is a whole subculture on its own Imagine having to pass a test before a video site lets you post comments online. Chinese streaming site Bilibili makes users pass a 100-question test before they’re authorized to upload videos or post comments. And it’s hard. Bilibili started out as a home for Chinese millennials who love anime, comics and games. With a large number of user-submitted videos, Bilibili has formed a tight online community for the anime fans. It’s also branched out to cater to fans of other entertainment genres,... https://www.scmp.com/culture/gain-full-access-these-videos-you-must-pass-exam-100-very-niche-questions/article/2157030?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/gain-full-access-these-videos-you-must-pass-exam-100-very-niche-questions/article/2157030?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Jul 2018 11:45:30 +0000 To gain full access to these videos, you must pass an exam of 100 very niche questions