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I don't think chatting to someone in a VR program is equivalent to interpersonal connection. And I say that as someone who spent a good part of my childhood pla
by keiferski 3y ago
I don't think chatting to someone in a VR program is equivalent to interpersonal connection. And I say that as someone who spent a good part of my childhood playing Everquest.
It's not reality, no matter how much people seem to think it is. VR is better described as ER: ersatz reality.
- red-iron-pine 3y agoi believe the term is 'para-social'
- underlipton 3y agoYou're entitled to your opinion. However, it's misguided, if not completely wrong. Many of the aspects of in-person interaction that help to build interpersonal connections are present in body-tracked, voiced virtual reality MMOs. There is a categorical difference in embodied presence when comparing something like Everquest and VRChat. You're overfitting the reality of what's available in VR to your preconceived notions of its inadequacy as a medium for casual or friendly interaction. Basically, you're indulging in your own little bit of escapism. I think that if you see problems on the horizon, it would be best to view what's happening in the space rationally and with clear eyes.
- keiferski 3y agoUh, no? I simply don’t think interacting with people in a digital space is equivalent to interacting with them in real life, and probably never will be. Human beings are physical creatures embodied in the world.
- underlipton 3y agoLike I said, you're entitled to this opinion - even though it's wrong, for the reasons I explained above. Just because you state >interacting with people in a digital space is equivalent to interacting with them in real life, and probably never will be doesn't make it true.