Post by jaeksmith on Sept 5, 2017 17:19:15 GMT -5
If you have social issues - whether anxiety or Asperger's - and you have little social activity - whether due to opportunity or fear - and you have access to the tech - such as the Oculus Rift or Htc Vive - try dropping into Rec Room.
You will find people of various social capabilities, including trolls unfortunately ... but you will also find plenty of people who are friendly enough. Further, a good amount of the people present also have various social issues - as, from what I gather, they also have found this to be a generally positive social experience.
There's something about it that makes it more comfortable - possibly due to being hidden behind an avatar. The setup seems to leads one to be more expressive bodily - you wave, fist-pump, high-five, and shake hands quite a bit. Also, you get a face that auto-emotes positively - something my physical face doesn't seem to do correctly.
Social VR experiences (and VR, in general) provide a feeling of presence that is very realistic - even when your avatars are not - it's something you have to experience to really understand. There are other social VR spaces also. I don't believe in cures, per se, but I believe some of these spaces have good potential for providing social experiences that many of us otherwise have trouble achieving.
You will find people of various social capabilities, including trolls unfortunately ... but you will also find plenty of people who are friendly enough. Further, a good amount of the people present also have various social issues - as, from what I gather, they also have found this to be a generally positive social experience.
There's something about it that makes it more comfortable - possibly due to being hidden behind an avatar. The setup seems to leads one to be more expressive bodily - you wave, fist-pump, high-five, and shake hands quite a bit. Also, you get a face that auto-emotes positively - something my physical face doesn't seem to do correctly.
Social VR experiences (and VR, in general) provide a feeling of presence that is very realistic - even when your avatars are not - it's something you have to experience to really understand. There are other social VR spaces also. I don't believe in cures, per se, but I believe some of these spaces have good potential for providing social experiences that many of us otherwise have trouble achieving.
