Who is Montreal's Pinkydoll? And how is she profiting from a bizarre TikTok trend
Montreal TikToker cashes in on streaming trend1 day agoDuration 1:21This recording of a TikTok livestream from Montreal content creator Pinkydoll is an example of NPC streaming, a trend where creators act out video game-style scenes at the request of viewers. Pinkydoll, whose real name is Fedha Sinon, says she's making good money from NPC streaming.A Montreal woman is gaining exposure – and making money – by performing unusual actions requested by fans live on TikTok. She'll say, "Yes, yes, yes!" And then, in quick succession, she slurps, then shouts, "Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!"This seemingly erratic behaviour can go on for 90 minutes at a time. Here's a sampling:It all relates back to a virtual trend called NPC streaming, in which real people try to act like video game characters called NPCs (non-player characters) — background characters that perform the same actions over and over while the game is going on. Pinkydoll says she's making good money acting out these strange scenes.Confuse
A Montreal woman is gaining exposure – and making money – by performing unusual actions requested by fans live on TikTok. She'll say, "Yes, yes, yes!" And then, in quick succession, she slurps, then shouts, "Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!"
This seemingly erratic behaviour can go on for 90 minutes at a time. Here's a sampling:
It all relates back to a virtual trend called NPC streaming, in which real people try to act like video game characters called NPCs (non-player characters) — background characters that perform the same actions over and over while the game is going on. Pinkydoll says she's making good money acting out these strange scenes.
Confused? You're not alone.
Here's your primer on who Pinkydoll is, how she earns money acting like a video game character, and what the trend says about internet culture.
Who is Pinkydoll?
Pinkydoll's real name is Fedha Sinon. She is 27 years old and lives in Montreal. On TikTok, her account is called Pinkydollreal; she has more than 750,000 followers. She's also an adult content creator.
Sinon broadcasts her live videos for TikTok in an apartment, often with the kitchen in the background.
What does she do on TikTok, exactly?
Sinon is one of many TikTokers who have hopped onto the NPC streaming trend. During the livestreams, fans send her virtual gifts — little stickers like hearts that she responds to with a particular action that an NPC might do on a loop within a game. The stickers are cues for her to perform certain actions. The audience is, in effect, controlling the show.
But it's live, and can be unpredictable. Sinon at times breaks character to chastise a child who's off-screen for spitting on the dog.
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