Re:Lynn Conway Has Died
by PartiallyTyped on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @03:31PM
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I read around reddit that some people who wore VR headsets and played a character of the other gender. The NPCs treated them as such, but they themselves experienced gender incongruence. Their internal identity was at mismatch with how the NPCs treated them, and that helped them understand that.
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Re:Lynn Conway Has Died
by skeeter2020 on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @03:54PM
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if the NPCs can do this in a non trivial way it could be a really powerful experience.
Can you link to the post about that? Because I’m guessing there’s a selection effect where only those who had profound experiences commented. I’ve done similar things in VR and found it wasn’t any different than when I had a robot body or a cartoon carrot body. Yes the new body is strange and interesting in some ways, but on an emotional level it’s like driving a different car.
Re:Lynn Conway Has Died
by pseudalopex on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @05:16PM
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> Can you link to the post about that? Because I’m guessing there’s a selection effect where only those who had profound experiences commented.
They didn't say everyone experienced it.
> I’ve done similar things in VR and found it wasn’t any different than when I had a robot body or a cartoon carrot body.
Did characters treat you as not man and not woman? And not in the way most English is gender neutral? It seems not similar otherwise.
Re:Lynn Conway Has Died
by PartiallyTyped on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @05:15PM
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It's not about the body itself but about how the universe treated the player.
Unfortunately I don't think VR will ever have enough bandwidth to provide an experience equivalent to Sword Art Online, ie full body immersion.
I will see if I can find them again.