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Zimmaging t1_j5nqzej wrote

Reply to comment by trapezoidalfractal in Report: Apple’s 2023 mixed reality headset to feature full-body FaceTime avatars and iOS-like interface by DarthBuzzard

That’s odd. Every time I log on it’s just a bunch of little kids rapidly switching between avatars and yelling and a bunch of weird anime characters by themselves staring at mirrors. I’ve never seen anyone having cybersex in public rooms except maybe as a brief joke. What weird rooms are you going into?

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DarthBuzzard OP t1_j5nf0yg wrote

Reply to comment by tiboodchat in Report: Apple’s 2023 mixed reality headset to feature full-body FaceTime avatars and iOS-like interface by DarthBuzzard

> What’s the point of this, why would you want to see someone’s avatar over their real face and expressions?

It's pretty normal for people to adopt a persona online. With 3 billion gamers worldwide, I expect many of them would routinely want a stylistic avatar. Lets them be anonymous and be whoever they want.

You can still have a real body scan for your avatar, but the tech is still cooking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w52CziLgnAc

I have a feeling that avatar-based communication will as important of a milestone as the invention of phonecalls. It bridges a gap that's long been needed to be bridged: Digital interactions that feel like you are face to face with someone rather than screen to screen. That's a pretty fundamental part of the human social experience.

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