/vrg/ - Virtual Reality General #666

I remember I became pretty cool with these guys, and then this one guy kept finding different things about me to make fun of me about, and then blocked me at one point for no real apparent reason, other than I messed up his name or something. He unblocked me a few moments later. My fiance came into the room and said something to me, and they all heard her voice and of course all started to ask about her, followed up by the same douche bag who said "she sounds fat. I bet she's fat." (she's not). They said "put her on" so I put her on thinking they were joking and just wanting to see how she was, only for them all to say "you sound fat, I bet you're really fat" and all started laughing. It really upset my fiance because she went through a eating disorder when she was younger and has really poor self image issues. Maybe I should have used better judgement before putting her on, but she has such a cute voice that I figured they would all change their mind right away.

Shortly after I logged and didn't log back on for a while. Haven't talked to those guys since.

However, I've also met some really incredible and amazing people on VRC. I once met a video game designer and modeler who had some really impressive custom made avatars, and his friend he played with was also really nice. We talked for hours while he showed me his custom portfolio. I can clearly remember him loading in these literal bahemoth avatars and doing crazy animations to scare me. Such good memories. Sadly, I haven't talked to them since either.

It really depends on the people you start talking to, they can either be really toxic or really cool.
Maybe I'll dust off my rift and hop back into the crazy world of VRC again, soon. It's honestly one of my favorite games to play

Ive been playing vrchat for nearly a year now but something that always confused me is why do most people in servers sit by mirrors a lot? Any thoughts.

>>273060093
You have a homosexual model don't you

>>273060093
I can answer this one.

I've been playing VRChat since the game came out before the Steam release, when I'd log on, and the only other person logged into VRChat was the CEO. So I've had a lot of time to think about this, study it, and research it as well.

What I've learned may come as a shock... but it turns out that the Shader the developers used for the mirrors has some code that was borrowed from a git repository that was being maintained by some user in the U.K. The shader was called Erised, and apparently the docs for the contribution had some information on the usage of the asset that mentioned it should never be used by muggles. I wasn't sure what that meant, but it continued that according to some fellow named Albus Dumbledore, the way the Shader worked was it would show the "deepest, most desperate desire of our hearts." I eventually came to realize that the name "Erised" is "desire" spelled backwards, as if reflected in a mirror.

So basically, when people look into the mirror in VRChat... what they see is a reflection of their deepest desires... and when people pick an avatar for themselves, it is often of what they like the most... whether it be a cute anime girl, or a furry, or whatever. Often people are not satisfied with their life, or how they look, their age, or even what their gender is. The avatar they choose allows them to get a taste of having an alternative to their life situation... and the mirror reflects that desire... showing them that which they long for the most. It's super addictive... But one must remember in the wise words of Professor Dumbledore...

"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that."—Albus Dumbledore

>>273059659 (OP)
>>273059970
>>273060093
>>273060224
samefag

>>273060419
damn i should really try this out now, i always wondered what their intentions were when they stare at a mirror for hours alone

So the FBT trackers delivered today before my Index did. Do you need to connect a dongle to USB for each tracker to your computer, or only one? Should I pick up some rubber bands that will suffice until actual trackstraps deliver (it's probably going to show up like a couple weeks after the Index does). What else should I get for this all to work smoothly?

>>273060093
I think part of it could just be that you can't tell 100% what you look like when interacting with others
or they just want to be able to see their own avatar

I've honestly considered adding a cam in the corner of my vision,
so that I can take a personal mirror with me when using an avatar that I can't remember the gestures of, haha

>>273060875
All three. They need 1.5 meters between them to avoid interference too, so you can't put them directly in a USB port.

>>273060875
you need all 3 dongles afaik. Rubber bands work fine. For feet trackers, you can also use some old socks you don't mind cutting up. Cut three loops of fabric on the top and slip the crenelations of the trackers through them, then you an just wear the sock with the tracker held to it.

>>273061452
I have all of my dongles just sitting on top of my computer right next to eachother. They don't need to be that spread out.

What are good porn games that aren't weeb shit?

>>273061619
non existant

>>273060875
I ziptied the dongle extension ports to my desk. Is fun.

>>273061619
Virt-a-mate
Yiffalicious

>>273061452
>1.5 meters
You what m8? Maybe like 15cm.

My love of VR and ocasionally talking about it here has kept me going, but it's completely fucking pointless - they're just talking about gay, jelly, real life meetups, discord /soc/ drama and the general's always on fire. You don't even play VR games outside of Pavlov on your gay ass modified configs. VRChat is not a game but ERP 3D Discord, so it doesn't count.

>>273061587
Mine fuck up completely if they're nearby. Maybe the bluetooth channel is hardcoded and mine overlap.

***THREAD ON /3/ FOR AVATAR AND ASSET CREATION***

>>>/3/702786

>>273061821
>You don't even play VR games outside of Pavlov
Scheduled:
>beat saber
>assetto corsa
>steel heroes
Recent:
>onward
>contractors
>rec room
>poker
Then there's the others we've played in the past like sprint vector, vox machinae, war thunder, serious sam, the forest, etc.

>>273061998

>>273061821
SHUT THE FUCK UP 6 OF US PLAYED THE FOREST FOR 4 HOURS LAST YEAR YOU STUPID RETARD

>>273061918
>tfw ywn learn how to use blender
Maybe in 10 years when vrchat servers are shut down I’d be able to create a scuffed avatar. Being a brainlet is suffering

>>273061587
Alright, thanks. Should I get more mini USB cables for charging the trackers?

>Try to escape reality with video games
>'here bro, now your video games are like reality'

VRChat is a cesspool of pinkpilling degenerates fulfilling high-school fantasies.

>>273062318
>like reality
>physical movement and 3d perspective are the only differences
Just stop being fat

>>273062304
The trackers are microusb, but yes. I have these chink magnetic cables which are pretty convenient. They are fragile though, so get a few extra connectors for if the magnet snaps off.

>>273062459
Based

>>273062773
what retard shit is this CONSOOOOOOOOOMER

>Finish playing steamVR game
>Open menu
>Quit game
>Open menu
>Quit Steamvr
>Open menu
>Quit Link mode
>Take off headset

Like a circle in a spiral,
Like a wheel within a wheel,
Never ending or beginning,
On an ever spinning reel,
Like a snowball down a mountain,
Or a carnival balloon,
Like a carousel that's turning,
Running rings around the moon,

>>273063282
>open menu
>exit steamvr
>take headset off
You're really overcomplicating things anon

jelly...

>>273063387
>Leaving his bohemian grove listening device in Link active mode

nah pham

>>273063473
>using zuckerbergvr
You're being listened to one way or another

>>273063282
Can't you just unplug the link?

>>273063571
Yeah but at least they're watching me jerk off at 480p over my shitty 2.4ghz wifi connection instead of in HD

/trv/ here. I only use my rift in google maps to I can dream about traveling...It's a good knock off method to experince a place before going. Honsetly the only good thing for me.

>>273063282
>he doesn't just unplug the headset, and then run a batch file that ends all the services and processes

>>273063786
Where you at familia? Come over my place, we'll have tea and scones then walk the hills and moors where I absolutely will not murder you.

>>273063825
>she doesn't just unplug the headset, smash it with a hammer, smash her computer with a hammer and then buy a new setup for next session

>>273063076
nothing personnel kid. just $600 worth of chink plastic to turn me into an anime grill, 4 hours at a time.

>>273063673
Yeah you can but I don't want to confuse my computer. So I do what I can to lighten its load.

Manually closing things in order just makes sure there's no hanging threads left. Which Oculus home actually does do sometimes btw, anyone with a rift make sure it isn't still running the home process when you quit, it's wasting resources!

>>273063923
Can you do multiplayer in Google earth?

>>273064116
Many such cases! Sad!

>Oculus Touch v2 doesn't have the touch-sensitive thumb rest
>Just a blank space where it should be

Fuck progress

>>273064116
That's what the batch file is for nigga.

>>273064247
That was completely useless. It needs four face buttons.

>>273064190
Google earth can't no, but "Wander" on the Quest has multiplayer and it uses the same google earth and google streetview information to work so...

>>273064247
No games really used that and neither was it a comfortable place to rest your them in. The angle of the surface relative to your thumb was just not very natural especially when you're putting any force there to make a fist. They should have instead put a button there or a groove of some sort so that it could actually be a thumb rest.

>>273064414
>>273064632
I agree it wasn't great but it was there if you wanted it. It was there if you wanted to develop for it.

HAVING IT is infinitely better than not having it and nothing else replacing it. It still isn't a comfortable place to put your thumb but now on top of that it does nothing.

>>273063571
>only facebook spies
absolute retard
we're all cucked
regardless

>>273064734
I'd argue the way Touch 2 handles it is better. By taking the thumb rest out and making the overall face smaller and more symmetric, you can now more easily position your thumb in a pole grabbing type of grip, which wasn't as easy or comfortable to do on Touch 1

>>273064027
the charging cables are stupdier than those

It's finally here, the killer app.

A few weeks into VRChat (played on Quest until I got the Rift S) I'd made a decent amount of friends who I would usually hang out with and were on when I was. Thing is, we were fairly new and had been using the easily accessable avatars and wanted something different so we started world hopping. We ended up finding a world with some pretty great avatars and began trying them out. I tried one and went to check myself in the mirror but ran right into someone and apologized. I tried to go around them but they apparently had the same idea. I again apologized and laughed a little but noticed something strange. They were copying my every move. It was a mirror. I started laughing amd said "Wow, I'm dumb." From behind me I heard another person say, "Yeah, you really are." I think about this a lot.

So, what has been your most embarrassing momment in VRChat?

>>273064942
That about section is too damn cute for its own good
Let's touch Funi

>>273065087
Loading up VRChat, walking around the starter room, looking at the list of worlds, exiting the game, taking off the headset, and doing something else instead.
>tfw social anxiety

>>273065245
lol

>>273064942
I bet this is another fucking oculus exclusive...

>>273064942
Cute and funi!

someone post that webm where one dude was sucking dick in vr and the other was the one receiving blowjob. I need to send it to someone

I'll touch your Funi if you touch mine

>>273065280
also, buying Vox Machinae, doing the tutorial, hovering hand over matches button, quiting game, uninstalling game, refunding game, doing something else instead

>>273064942
>you can lift Funi
IMAGINE

>>273062318
cope fat fuck. I am happy that video games will involve more movement now. Its way healthier.

>>273065379
But if I stroke your head, will you be happy?

>>273065245
>>273065395
I know that identical feeling.
Do you also only go out at night so that less people will see you?
I have a thing where if I go into a shop once, I cannot go in again or they will think i'm a crazy person. There are only two shops in my village so this makes it a little awkward but I manage.

>>273065458
you're missing the point
about real life drama in game land now

>>273065531
I walk to the store at night with my brother pretty often, but it's not really that I need to do it at night, it's that I need a friend to come with me for support. I can't stand being out in public alone.

>>273065625
That sucks friend, sorry to hear you've got it that severe. I'm sure you'll make it some day though, no doubt.

Hey if you ever want some no-pressure interaction you come join me in VRChat, I'm usually on my own in private instances but I make exceptions. No need to talk or anything, just get your toes wet.

>>273065792
Cute foot

>>273065792
Not based

>>273065769
can you feminize him in the process at least before lewding him so you're not gay?

>>273065769
Thanks. I usually just do text chat with no voice in other games, but with VR the sense of presence really activates my almonds. Which I guess is a compliment towards VR.

>>273065929
No lewding would happen I can assure you. I'm not into that even if they are.

>>273065792
Based

When you first played beat saber, how long did it take for you to start puffing?

>>273066056
shutup and bring him to the IRL meetups

>>273066114
Puffing?
You mean to say that you become exhausted just from moving your arms around for two to three minutes?

>>273065792
Yup, I'm thinking he's based.

>>273066231
Puffing on your bong