are people dating in VR? my guess is that it's not a big deal right now because there's not good face mapping yet, but there's also a lot of physical and chemical stuff that happens in person
@2ck
I take it you've never been in a LDR?
@lucifargundam qu'est-ce que c'est?
@lucifargundam oh. long distance relationship? no. I would think your interactions at a distance aren't the same as in person though
I'm more interested in how a VR experience can be more fulfilling than, say, a video chat. if you've read Snow Crash, there's a passage in there that describes a low bandwidth facial communication scheme: this stuff isn't really in my area, but I've thought a solution like this will be important in making VR more compelling for people. I've read a paper that tries to do something like this, so it's not just fiction.
@2ck
>>oh. long distance relationship? no. I would think your interactions at a distance aren't the same as in person though
<< That's true, that's why VR is popular for LDR.
>>I'm more interested in how a VR experience can be more fulfilling than, say, a video chat.
<<Some people have used it to write code on virtual keyboards... That experience is more cumbersome than rewarding.
>> if you've read Snow Crash, there's a passage in there that describes a low bandwidth facial communication scheme: this stuff isn't really in my area, but I've thought a solution like this will be important in making VR more compelling for people. << Yes, I've read and own SnowCrash. Facial recognition and reconstruction has been solved for years- it's just as easily marketable as other things like video games without such features.
>>I've read a paper that tries to do something like this, so it's not just fiction.
<<no, it's actively innovating
