# Virtual

A trans school shooter created a virtual mall slaughter game on Roblox before their rampage, while a virtual companion date with AI is explored by The New York Times.

### About Virtual
Virtual refers to the online platform and related technologies, including VR, AI, and digital avatars.  

### Insights
- virtual creators is up 26.59% from the previous week.
- virtual engagements is up 24.72% from the previous week.
- virtual mentions is up 53.36% from the previous week.
- virtual posts created is up 40.76% from the previous week.

### Engagements: [----------] (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:virtual/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/virtual/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [----------]  
Daily Average: [----------]  
[--] Week: [-----------] +25%  
[--] Month: [-------------] -36%  
[--] Months: [--------------] +54%  
[--] Year: [--------------] +100%  
1-Year High: [-----------] on 2025-12-05  
1-Year Low: [----------] on 2025-10-19  

Engagements by network (24h):
Instagram: [-------]
X: [---------]
YouTube: [----------]
News: [------]
Reddit: [------]
TikTok: [----------]

  
  
### Mentions: [------] (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:virtual/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/virtual/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: [------]  
Daily Average: [------]  
[--] Week: [------] +53%  
[--] Month: [-------] +22%  
[--] Months: [---------] +9%  
[--] Year: [---------] +106%  
1-Year High: [------] on 2025-11-01  
1-Year Low: [------] on 2025-10-19  

Mentions by network (24h):
Instagram: [---]
X: [------]
YouTube: [------]
News: [--]
Reddit: [-----]
TikTok: [-----]

  
  
### Creators: [------] (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:virtual/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/virtual/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[------] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Virtual in the last [--] hours which is down 5.20% from [------] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [------]  
[--] Week: [------] +27%  
[--] Month: [------] +21%  
[--] Months: [-------] +7.10%  
[--] Year: [-------] +43%  
1-Year High: [------] on 2025-11-01  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-10-19  

The most influential creators that mention Virtual in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                             | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                             | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@upediashorts](/creator/youtube/upediashorts)      | [--]    | [----------] | [-----] | [---------]   |
| [@virtual.viral](/creator/tiktok/virtual.viral)     | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [---------]   |
| [@gokuxgta](/creator/youtube/gokuxgta)              | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@keeqo9](/creator/youtube/keeqo9)                  | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@lahaverse](/creator/youtube/lahaverse)            | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@myonimech](/creator/youtube/myonimech)            | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@benbu](/creator/youtube/benbu)                    | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@logantheobald](/creator/youtube/logantheobald)    | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@kamogurjar](/creator/youtube/kamogurjar)          | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@virtualrealitea](/creator/tiktok/virtualrealitea) | [--]   | [-------]    | [--]     | [------]      |

[View More](/list/creators/virtual/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 79%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:virtual/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/virtual/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 79%  
Daily Average: 83%  
[--] Week: 80% +2%  
[--] Month: 80% -3%  
[--] Months: 80% -5%  
[--] Year: 80% -11%  
1-Year High: 97% on 2025-11-24  
1-Year Low: 48% on 2025-03-21  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Growing Engagement: (65%) The topic 'virtual' is experiencing a significant increase in engagements over the past year, indicating growing interest and interaction within the community.
- Increased Mentions: (104%) Mentions of 'virtual' have also seen substantial growth over the past year, suggesting a wider conversation and increased visibility across social platforms.
- Positive Sentiment: (51%) The sentiment surrounding 'virtual' remains overwhelmingly positive, with a high current value and a notable increase over the past year.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Recent Engagement Dip: (-90%) Despite long-term growth, current engagements are significantly down compared to the daily average and the previous month, signaling a potential short-term cooling of interest.
- Decreased Mentions and Creators: (-77%) Mentions and active creators have seen a sharp decline in the last month, indicating a potential decrease in immediate social activity and content generation.
  

### Top Virtual News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"Trans school shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar made Roblox game of a mall slaughter Jesse Van Rootselaar [--] created the virtual experience on the online gaming platform Roblox before his terrifying real-life rampage a rep for the company confirmed"  
[News Link](https://nypost.com/2026/02/13/us-news/trans-school-shooter-jesse-van-rootselaar-made-roblox-game-of-a-mall-slaughter/) [@nypost](/creator/x/nypost) 2026-02-13T19:17Z 3.6M followers, 33.2K engagements


"Maryland school district PTA trains parents in how to disrupt ICE enforcement operations The virtual PTA session inMontgomery County Maryland was held on Jan. [--] and was headed by Councilwoman Kristin Mink"  
[News Link](https://nypost.com/2026/02/13/us-news/maryland-school-district-pta-trains-parents-in-how-to-disrupt-ice-enforcement-operations/) [@nypost](/creator/x/nypost) 2026-02-13T08:23Z 3.6M followers, 11.3K engagements


"Actor takes legal action to stop Albania's government from using her image for 'AI minister' Bisha a popular film and theater actor in Albania is demanding her face and voice be stripped from the so-called virtual minister named Diella"  
[News Link](https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/albania-artificial-intelligence-government-minister-diella-actor-bisha-rcna258727) [@NBCNews](/creator/x/NBCNews) 2026-02-12T19:20Z 9.3M followers, 10.2K engagements


"How Benjamin Sesko's extreme training methods transformed Man Utd form - from virtual reality glasses to sauna routine WHEN RUBEN Amorim described Benjamin Sesko as a control freak he meant it as a compliment. Those above Amorim at Manchester United put their own spin on those comments after Amorim was sacked. A"  
[News Link](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/38206050/benjamin-sesko-manchester-united-training-methods-sauna/) [@TheSun](/creator/x/TheSun) 2026-02-12T16:36Z 2M followers, 35.2K engagements



### Top Virtual Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"CNNs Hadas Gold visited a New York restaurant temporarily transformed into an AI companiononly dating experience to see what a virtual Valentines date really feels like"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@cnn/video/7606872658285726990) [@cnn](/creator/tiktok/cnn) 2026-02-14T23:50Z 12.7M followers, 42.2K engagements


"HALLELUJAH CHALLENGE FEB [----] DAY [--] Hallelujah Challenge is an inter-denominational gathering of Christians on virtual platforms led by Pastor Nathaniel Bassey (Nathaniel Bassey). The Hallelujah Challenge primarily educates and edifies believers on their relationships with God through sharing the importance and workings of the Holy Spirit; and having a one-on-one communication with him. This is done by having worship sessions in music through the HolySpirt/ by the help of the Holy Spirit. Consequently the performance of songs are spontaneous and performed for strictly non-commercial purposes"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mewC_k203oE) [@nathanielbasseymain](/creator/youtube/nathanielbasseymain) 2026-02-14T23:06Z 4.4M followers, 893.2K engagements


"La Superintendencia de Bancos permite que los ciudadanos puedan consultar su score o historial crediticio totalmente en lnea y de forma gratuita. Cmo obtenerlo de forma virtual Te contamos 👉 https://bit.ly/4aohbo0 https://bit.ly/4aohbo0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/EcuavisaInforma/status/2022791869990605038) [@EcuavisaInforma](/creator/x/EcuavisaInforma) 2026-02-14T21:55Z 2.3M followers, 20.4K engagements


"@ScottHughesCBB Just saw a restaurant in New York where people are virtual dating with an AI person on @CNN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jjinmi/status/2022777407506161957) [@jjinmi](/creator/x/jjinmi) 2026-02-14T20:58Z [----] followers, 13.1K engagements

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