Tinglevision: One of the Most Badass ASMR-tists There Is
Okay, okay… It’s time for me to go on what, for this post’s purposes, I’m calling a “tingle tangent.” For those of you who have never heard of ASMR, it stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response and I encourage you to take a moment to read about it on Wikipedia. It’s a relatively new phenomena that has sparked a pretty awesome internet community that I am a part of. Today, I’d like to talk about one of my absolute favorite ASMR content creators out there today: Asmrrequests.
When Ally Maque was encouraged to make an ASMR whispering video in 2012, she was intrigued. The day after the post, she had 100 subscribers and a new appreciation for the ASMR community. One of the most creative “ASMR-tists” on YouTube, Ally has a day job in social media, but it’s hard to believe her video production chops are self taught. Asmrrequest's Departure Series caused a buzz in 2013, now with over two million views. One viewer commented he watched it on the Oculus Rift and Ally became obsessed with the idea. Asmrrequests later released a role play video expressly for VR viewing, in collaboration with fellow prolific producers GentleWhispering and Heather Feather. Tune in to the video that started it all. “Departure” is a soothing sci-fi set in a dystopian future a la Phillip K Dick, where corporations rule and the workforce consists of robots called the Sherri 3000.
