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are people dating in VR? my guess is that it's not a big deal right now because there's not good face mapping yet, but there's also a lot of physical and chemical stuff that happens in person

@lucifargundam oh. long distance relationship? no. I would think your interactions at a distance aren't the same as in person though

I'm more interested in how a VR experience can be more fulfilling than, say, a video chat. if you've read Snow Crash, there's a passage in there that describes a low bandwidth facial communication scheme: this stuff isn't really in my area, but I've thought a solution like this will be important in making VR more compelling for people. I've read a paper that tries to do something like this, so it's not just fiction.

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>>oh. long distance relationship? no. I would think your interactions at a distance aren't the same as in person though
<< That's true, that's why VR is popular for LDR.

>>I'm more interested in how a VR experience can be more fulfilling than, say, a video chat.
<<Some people have used it to write code on virtual keyboards... That experience is more cumbersome than rewarding.

>> if you've read Snow Crash, there's a passage in there that describes a low bandwidth facial communication scheme: this stuff isn't really in my area, but I've thought a solution like this will be important in making VR more compelling for people. << Yes, I've read and own SnowCrash. Facial recognition and reconstruction has been solved for years- it's just as easily marketable as other things like video games without such features.

>>I've read a paper that tries to do something like this, so it's not just fiction.
<<no, it's actively innovating

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