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How am I going to have a video chat while I wear VR goggles covering half my face?

• gchokov 5y ago
  Avatars…
• prawn 5y ago
  Avatars and eye-tracking. https://www.oculus.com/workrooms/ https://www.oculus.com/workrooms/
  • danans 5y ago
    Maybe I'm old, but I don't see what advantage this has over video conferencing unless the focus of the discussion is on things - like documents, schematics, or 3d models - rather than people. Avatars would feel like creepy cartoons because your brain knows the voice of the person but your eyes see a cartoon image.
    • brabel 5y ago
      In just a few minutes, most people start treating those cartoons as real people without even realizing it. Ask anyone who's tried these things (they are already available: https://www.vspatial.com/ https://www.vspatial.com/, https://www.oculus.com/blog/workrooms/ https://www.oculus.com/blog/workrooms/)
      • hammyhavoc 5y ago
        Tried it. Hated it. "Most"? Get a bigger sample size, then we'll talk.
      • a9h74j 5y ago
        I don't know if this is a truism in the VR community, but the brain really does want to make consistent sense of things.
        • FeepingCreature 5y ago
          See also, Presence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immersion_(virtual_reality)#Presence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immersion_(virtual_reality)#Pr...
    • charcircuit 5y ago
      The benefit is that instead of being a cringe m*le I can be a cute little fox girl. Realistic avatars would be more creepy imo.
• gugagore 5y ago
  Avatars. Really. So what do I do to convey my facial expressions?