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people wanna experiment gender without being call out(trans and not trans), lots of early models were like that, people do it because other do( to addapt to new enviorement).
Lol I was so repressed I would never pick femme characters because deep down I knew that was what I wanted for myself. I didn't want to give myself an inch in experimentation or else I'd risk opening the floodgates. Crossdressing was even more of a no-no for the same reasons.
I would always pick female characters in games, but otherwise I was the same- I avoided femme presentation in all other contexts because I was so scared that, like, what happens if I like it? What does it reveal about me?
The irony of ascribing THAT much power to presentation, though, is that at one point I worked up courage to try a dress, expecting to either feel repulsed or like it was 100% correct, only to find that, like, it was just a piece of clothing. The fact that it didn't have the innate power I was expecting ironically ended up delaying my realization that I was trans by like 5 years.
I think that "digital expression" is its own thing. I've never had the urge to crossdress irl, but I always play girls in MMOs, and I know a lot of other guys like that (it's the plurality in FF14, with over half of the players playing as catgirls). I dunno if there's any research into this though it's just the vibe I get.
Worth mentioning that the video makes a distinction about this. There's a very real and noted difference between how people conceive of characters in traditional games vs avatars in VR, especially in VR setups with enough presence
No doubt every setup in existence doesn't even live up to the immersiveness of Vr.5. Does VR chat force a first person perspective? And is that enough or not even necessary to be "enough presence"? What level of setup broke the barrier for you?
people wanna experiment gender without being call out(trans and not trans), lots of early models were like that, people do it because other do( to addapt to new enviorement).
I'd say it's also, for some people (whether they realize it or not) a more accessible form of gender expression than crossdressing.
Can confirm, I was born a girl but found myself using male avatars a lot because they felt right. Am now non-binary. :hexbear-non-binary:
:sankara-salute: We love our feathered enby friends, don't we folks? :hexbear-non-binary:
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Lol I was so repressed I would never pick femme characters because deep down I knew that was what I wanted for myself. I didn't want to give myself an inch in experimentation or else I'd risk opening the floodgates. Crossdressing was even more of a no-no for the same reasons.
So yeah I totally believe that.
I would always pick female characters in games, but otherwise I was the same- I avoided femme presentation in all other contexts because I was so scared that, like, what happens if I like it? What does it reveal about me?
The irony of ascribing THAT much power to presentation, though, is that at one point I worked up courage to try a dress, expecting to either feel repulsed or like it was 100% correct, only to find that, like, it was just a piece of clothing. The fact that it didn't have the innate power I was expecting ironically ended up delaying my realization that I was trans by like 5 years.
I think that "digital expression" is its own thing. I've never had the urge to crossdress irl, but I always play girls in MMOs, and I know a lot of other guys like that (it's the plurality in FF14, with over half of the players playing as catgirls). I dunno if there's any research into this though it's just the vibe I get.
Worth mentioning that the video makes a distinction about this. There's a very real and noted difference between how people conceive of characters in traditional games vs avatars in VR, especially in VR setups with enough presence
I've never done vr (games or chat). Explain this "presence" to me?
Basically, the degree to which VR is able to make you feel like you're genuinely in a different reality.
No doubt every setup in existence doesn't even live up to the immersiveness of Vr.5. Does VR chat force a first person perspective? And is that enough or not even necessary to be "enough presence"? What level of setup broke the barrier for you?
Hell if I know, I've only done VR once and that was just to try Beatsaber lol
I haven't gotten a chance to watch it yet, but it does sound interesting.
About what I expected, thanks.
And I’m just over here masquerading as a utahraptor