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Metaverse hype fizzles out as Korean tech giants pull plug (koreajoongangdaily.joins.com)

submitted 3 days ago by neme@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Man, I hate looking at myself in mirrors or even hearing myself in recordings. I just don't understand people who actually like it.

[–] BearGun@ttrpg.network 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well it's not like they're looking at their actual faces, they're looking at an in-game avatar that's often highly sexualized or otherwise very pretty

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

I was assuming they're making the character look like themselves. It's totally understandable if you're RPing and seeing how your character looks in some getup.

[–] kazerniel@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think it's also to do with how photogenic someone is. I'm the same as you, my photos/videos/voice always feel weird and awkward to me. The other day I came across this relatable story:

My mother is gorgeous. Stunning, even. She was homecoming queen in high school and has the smile of a true crime cliché (that is to say, it lights up a room). Blonde, razor-cut bangs frame her big, brown eyes – rimmed in her signature liquid liner, always – which literally twinkle when she laughs.

There is no photographic evidence of this.

I cannot make sense of it, but something happens to this dear, beautiful woman whenever a camera comes near. Her face contorts at the click of a shutter. A combination of the following features appears in every picture she’s ever taken: squeezed-shut lids. Crossed eye. Eyebrow askance. Elvis lip. Cowlick. I sometimes insist a particular picture isn’t as bad as she thinks; I’m lying. Her driver’s license photo? Horrendous. Her Facebook profile picture? A close-up of the family dog.

I take comfort in this whenever I come across a less-than-flattering image of myself. Photos do not reflect reality, I think. Just look at all the terrible pictures of Mom!

[–] raynethackery@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

On the flip side, I used to know this man who had very flat features in person. I saw a recent picture of him at the time and it was like looking at someone else. His face had contours and depth and looked quite good. I don't know if it was some sort of illusion created by my brain looking at a 2d picture but it was weird.

[–] vinyl@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Theres no other feedback of your own avatar except for viewing it, if i am trying to immerse my self i wanna make sure i dont look jacked up.

Source: me, i play.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I mean, in VR you're really just checking how well you did your avatar. There's a sense of accomplishment in doing something that looks like you with a very limited set of tools. Haven't tried it in VR, but I know the exact feeling from The Sims series.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago

I understand checking when first creating it, but I find it weird to check it after that. I don't even make my avatar in games look anything like myself. It's not that I'm bad looking or anything, I just don't like looking at myself, and that includes pictures, videos, etc.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

When you’re Nanachi, you enjoy looking in the mirror.