VRChat and thoughts on social gatherings/fatigue
I wanna hang out with friends more in VRChat...
... but preferably just... casual chill places. Like, I don't really wanna go to a virtual furcon? Or populated discos? I went to a furcon a few times because I had otherwise not met other furries in person, and it gave me greater opportunity to wear my suit.
But with VR, I can "wear a suit" as it were even with smaller gatherings. A furcon looses its specific function for me, for the most part.
It's also physically tiring standing around in VR. It ironically makes finding a calm escape to rest harder in VR than it would be in an IRL furcon/dance event. (Of course I can simply leave the world or take off the headset, but I'm talking in terms of within a specific virtual space.)
I've found enjoyment in merely losing myself in the idea of being who/what I am with other weirdos, without there needing to be a greater purpose. Be it dancing, gaming, or whatever. Though I naturally understand "just vibing" can only go so far.
Perhaps I simply want more mellow activities. It's just a little hard to find such things sometimes unless you try searching for something specific...
VRChat and thoughts on social gatherings/fatigue
@Taylor Being unable to just sit down when using full-body tracking without, well, looking like I’m just doing weird squats forever, is definitely something that limits my use. It seems like a waste to not use FBT, and yet it also interferes with the usability of VRChat for socialization - except I also need it because of how much of my body language is lower body movement!
I tend to get exhausted by socializing in VR long before people around me do, and I feel guilty about that, and that isn’t productive because it’a resulting in me using VR less at all. I want to fix my habits; recently I’ve had exhaustion and migraines, but I’m starting to get a handle on both of them.
re: VRChat and thoughts on social gatherings/fatigue
@kistaro Full body tracking folding on itself and sending me into the floor if I try sitting down is hilarious, but definitely kind of annoying too, I get it. It could be due to how I have the trackers and lighthouses set up, but I've seen others have trouble too.
I can get by making use of my bed to sit or lay back on least.
