Maybe
it's because I love role-playing games, but I think it's incredibly
fun to pretend I'm someone else in VR. Having a full-body avatar in a
virtual environment helps me get much more “into character” than
a pair of floating, disembodied hands. Let me play someone really
tall, or short, or super-strong, or someone who can jump incredibly
high or fly like a super hero (Megaton Rainfall, thank you!) One of
Sony's “Playroom VR” games lets me be a cartoonish
Godzilla-dinosaur, and it has a built in voice-changer that makes my
laughs and growls sound like I just inhaled all the helium in a party
balloon. What if RPG developers allowed me to not only make my own VR
avatar, but change my voice to fit? I could be a gruff, muscular
viking warrior with a low, rumbling voice, or a tall, thin, dextrous
elf with a light-hearted and devious childish laugh. I'd like to see
my avatar's appearance change with the equipment and clothing I
acquire, so I can actually look down and see that new pair of boots
or my shiny suit of chainmail armor. And what if I'm not even human,
but an alien monster with tentacles and wings? I want to see it, and
if you're not going to put virtual mirrors into your game, at least
let me press a button and check out my cool alien character in 3rd
person!
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