Project non otaku is an experiment on which vocaloid is preferable to a non otaku. I chose 1 vocaloid song that was decided through a vote between multiple songs and chopped out a sample piece to show 5 students chosen at random. This song was played by three different vocaloid that were also chosen at random. The students then chose which one they prefer personally. Nothing about what they are or visuals of the song were given to the students and none of them know what the songs about or what vocaloids are.

student 1: Tyler
Choice- 3

student 2: Elisa
Choice- 1

student 3: Sydney
Choice- 3

student 4: Kaela
Choice- 1

student 5: Alec
Choice- 1

Winner: yowane haku
The result of the project was yowane haku as the winner. The other two, rin and gumi, just didn’t sing the sing a way the average American student would prefer. Along the way I had to try very hard to choose the 5th student so I wouldn’t come out with a surprising tie. Most students said the song sounded strange and they couldn’t find a difference in the voices. This got me thinking, “maybe I should’ve used vocaloids with VERY different voices”