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I think you are right on the money with your thoughts on virtual avatars. I've already noticed this phenomenon cropping up in some niches. 1. the phenomenon of

I think you are right on the money with your thoughts on virtual avatars. I've already noticed this phenomenon cropping up in some niches. 1. the phenomenon of VTubers https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_YouTuber https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_YouTuber 2. in the virtual animal crossing late night show, Animal Talking, the presenter's (Gary Whitta) avatar doesn't really resemble how the presenter looks in real life https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Talking_with_Gary_Whitta https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Talking_with_Gary_Whi... 3. I watch a lot of interview s with people in VR Chat and it's very interesting how people seem to find it easier(?) to open up while they are embodying a character. https://youtu.be/KZWOXgc7PA4 https://youtu.be/KZWOXgc7PA4 Being able to experiment with identity in this way is really interesting to me, and I hope it becomes more mainstream with the proliferation of this technology

godelski 6y ago
I'm reminded of Permutation City where they talk to one another with virtual avatars that are able to mask emotional responses and such.
dhyreueu 6y ago
There's a Webtoon (it's okay but not great) that had a premise I think will turn out to be precient and reminds me of your last bit. The gist is that it's a future where everyone wears vr goggles. As a result, the teens in the comic all have personalized visuals mapped to their bodies that you can see if you also have your goggle's on when you look at them. The cooler kids even have full blown avatars that cover up their entire body and make them look like everything from aliens to elves.
cordite 6y ago
This sounds a lot like the movie Surrogates, where at one point the protagonist notices the badge of a android surrogate is completely different from the human behind the surrogate (as printed on the badge).
gdubs 6y ago
Jaron Lanier’s book on VR went in-depth on the importance of avatars, and experiences people had embodying different avatars — particularly in the early days of first-wave VR.

godelski 6y ago

I'm reminded of Permutation City where they talk to one another with virtual avatars that are able to mask emotional responses and such.

dhyreueu 6y ago

There's a Webtoon (it's okay but not great) that had a premise I think will turn out to be precient and reminds me of your last bit. The gist is that it's a future where everyone wears vr goggles. As a result, the teens in the comic all have personalized visuals mapped to their bodies that you can see if you also have your goggle's on when you look at them. The cooler kids even have full blown avatars that cover up their entire body and make them look like everything from aliens to elves.

cordite 6y ago

This sounds a lot like the movie Surrogates, where at one point the protagonist notices the badge of a android surrogate is completely different from the human behind the surrogate (as printed on the badge).

gdubs 6y ago

Jaron Lanier’s book on VR went in-depth on the importance of avatars, and experiences people had embodying different avatars — particularly in the early days of first-wave VR.