• ssjmarx [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    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.

    • Orannis62 [ze/hir]
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      3 years ago

      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

        • Orannis62 [ze/hir]
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          3 years ago

          Basically, the degree to which VR is able to make you feel like you're genuinely in a different reality.

          • ugly_disabled_cishet [none/use name]
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            3 years ago

            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?

            • Orannis62 [ze/hir]
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              3 years ago

              Hell if I know, I've only done VR once and that was just to try Beatsaber lol

      • ssjmarx [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        I haven't gotten a chance to watch it yet, but it does sound interesting.