Re:Post Virtual Reality Sadness
by MalcolmPF on Tuesday November 15, 2016 @03:12PM
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Exactly. These are the symptoms of a withdrawal from escapism. You could replace "VR" in the article by many other kinds of absorbing experiences.
Not to discredit the author's own personal findings, it's probably a healthy thing to be self-aware of these feelings. And there might be something to VR that makes the contrast of detachment more intense.
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Well in the author's opinion it's actually not the same. That's why he specifically points out counter examples of non-VR experiences which have similar but notably less intense effects.
It's still an opinion, sure, but the author did address this comparison.
Reading this I felt reminded of my experiences playing for Liverpool Action Role Playing. Being in character for several days and totally escaping get the outside world - then shedding the costume and sitting in a car on the motorway back home.
Well talk about post adventure depression.
Then walking up to the door of your longtime girlfriend and knowing get what was awaiting me - talk about remedy.
Escapism in the former of a holiday from reality might be great - but reality has it's own perks.