*emerges from testing VRChat with a headset*
... holy crap. @ -@

virtual eye-contact/selfie, VR, pooltoys, lewd angles 

VR IS REALLY GOOD OKAY

The psychological effect of the hand tracking and head tracking (especially for sitting/standing) is just, astounding. @ ~@

I tried taking some first-person pictures too but they undersell just how much in the body it feels to be...

re: virtual eye-contact/selfie, VR 

@Taylor when i got to use it, it was wild how familiar it all felt and how quickly and effectively it just immerses you in it all. Having been so in-my-head-and-Elsewhere growing up, i was immediately like "Woah this... this is straight up That Place, huh"

re: virtual eye-contact/selfie, VR 

@Oneironott I have regularly when testing this just... felt... "hey, this is me. This is my body."
Sometimes my brain just sees the avatar as a costume over me, over times I would briefly feel... an odd feeling... where those arm feathers are...

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