I have gotten into arguments online, of course, who hasn’t. But this has inspired me to watch myself more and ask why I’m doing it from now on. Thank you for the read
I have gotten into arguments online, of course, who hasn’t. But this has inspired me to watch myself more and ask why I’m doing it from now on. Thank you for the read
I can't help but notice the same trends you mentioned regarding the evolution of internet socialization in the still relatively niche field of virtual reality. There are times while in multiplayer...
I can't help but notice the same trends you mentioned regarding the evolution of internet socialization in the still relatively niche field of virtual reality. There are times while in multiplayer games or general interest lobbies that the whole lobby will take a moment to play group games, or to admire the environment (a particularly memorable experience was the time a half dozen of us players played in a virtual aquarium in Pavlov VR TDM and tried to identify all the fish models). Then, of course, the lobby is interrupted by someone obeying the letter of the match - kill your enemies at any cost - rather than the spirit of the moment. And eventually, people become so enamored in that goal that interacting in the environment becomes just as unenjoyable as interacting online in a traditional environment, with teamkilling and needlessly aggressive banter ruining the fun of the match.
I have gotten into arguments online, of course, who hasn’t. But this has inspired me to watch myself more and ask why I’m doing it from now on. Thank you for the read
I can't help but notice the same trends you mentioned regarding the evolution of internet socialization in the still relatively niche field of virtual reality. There are times while in multiplayer games or general interest lobbies that the whole lobby will take a moment to play group games, or to admire the environment (a particularly memorable experience was the time a half dozen of us players played in a virtual aquarium in Pavlov VR TDM and tried to identify all the fish models). Then, of course, the lobby is interrupted by someone obeying the letter of the match - kill your enemies at any cost - rather than the spirit of the moment. And eventually, people become so enamored in that goal that interacting in the environment becomes just as unenjoyable as interacting online in a traditional environment, with teamkilling and needlessly aggressive banter ruining the fun of the match.