[QUOTE=Elstumpo;51261814]play as a female and move your crotch into people's hands[/QUOTE]
[url=However, this does not work against other female-presenting players because women are victims™.
Two weeks later, the game has, in a strange twist of emergent gameplay, become a hub for crossdressing enthusiasts since it lets them mingle without prejudice among other male players who chose the character model purely to escape the game's programmatically enforced matriarchy.
Either that or some killjoy implements the system on the basis of heteronormativity and the gender ratio topples towards male-only due to an existing imbalance and because mixed-gender groups are penalised (be it through trolls or accidental simulated contact).]:snip:[/url]
On second thought, I don't think I landed that post.
[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;51262327]you must always stay vigilant for the VRapist[/QUOTE]
Coming soon, The VRapist. Rated R.
This makes me mad for all the reasons.
This could be seen as extremely disrespectful to people who have actually been raped or assaulted
i will grope the men in retaliation for their virtual groping of this lady.
[QUOTE=Paramud;51262358][...]
I wasn't aware. Still, at least she saw fit to change it for whatever the reason may be.[/QUOTE]
I don't hold it against her either. She changed it long before the story blew up as far as I can tell.
[URL="http://archive.is/lgQqv"]The first archive I could find[/URL] is from the 21st and already shows the new title.
Also why was there no recording? Of course you just need to know how to turn it on but i think all recent Nvidia and AMD GPU's have a dedicated recording chip so it can always record the last 5 minutes of your playtime
[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;51262377]i will grope the men in retaliation for their virtual groping of this lady.[/QUOTE]
Leaked footage of said incident
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfJSflf57eI[/media]
[QUOTE=darth-veger;51262388]Also why was there no recording? Of course you just need to know how to turn it on but i think all recent Nvidia and AMD GPU's have a dedicated recording chip so it can always record the last 5 minutes of your playtime[/QUOTE]
It wasn't her computer, so she probably didn't think of that and the host definitely would have other things on his mind at that point too :v:
That side, I'm not sure I'd [I]want[/I] to share the video in her place either. Ultimately, it's not relevant regarding the general issue unless you'd want to make a generalising argument.
-snip-
[QUOTE=Svinnik;51260743]fun fact, apparently that woman works for bioware as a writer now[/QUOTE]
Well I'm glad that I didn't get into any Biowares games.
[QUOTE=Aredbomb;51261526]Wu's an ex-journalist so she probably knows who to talk to, what to say, what they'll want from her, etc.[/QUOTE]
Ex-journalist my ass.
She doesn't even have a degree. All her connections come from parents money, and SJ incest.
I loved Rec Room (another VR game) when it first came out as there were zero measures to stop this and it pretty much was a jerkoff fest for the first few weeks. Virtual safe-spaces detract from the fun, though I can't object to them when I see all the abuse girls and kids get.
The devs did speak about it here and they're bringing in a protective bubble for the whole player. They're also open-sourcing their approach to a safety-space which was pretty cool of them.
[quote]
Now, though, activating your Personal Bubble is more like engaging your own superpower. You can still turn it on via the settings, but you can also activate it by what we’re calling a “power gesture” – putting your hands together, pulling both triggers, and pulling them apart as if you are creating a force field. No matter how you activate it, the effect is instantaneous and obvious – a ripple of force expands from you, dissolving any nearby player from view, at least from your perspective, and giving you a safety zone of personal space. It’s an instant creation of control. Any player that teleports next to you will fade away as they approach – and in reverse, you’ll fade from their perspective as they approach, as well. Other player’s voice audio is automatically muted, and you’re given the option to select who you want to hear again. You have the power to turn this on and off – essentially giving you dramatic and instant control of your own space again.
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[url]http://uploadvr.com/dealing-with-harassment-in-vr/[/url]
I'd put this on par with sexual harassment like being told you're gonna get raped or something over Xbox Live. Almost everyone has probably heard something like that at some point. Definitely not relatable to genuine sexual assault, and while I feel for people with PTSD, there's a point where you cannot equate it to real life.
Offer the option for players to avoid other players they don't like. Give them some modicum of control as to who they have to deal with. But beyond that, there's a level of expectation that comes with dealing with anonymous strangers online which there shouldn't be, but there is. A single game developer can't change internet culture (or be held responsible for internet harassment as a whole) but they can at least make a player in their game feel a little more in charge of the people they interact with.
Video games rules for developers:
Killing people? OK
Throwing bombs into people? OK
Driving over people with car? OK
Raping people? OH NO YOU DIDNT
This whole thing reads like a South Park episode.
[quote]"The men that make these games genuinely don't seem to understand that it's sexual assault," game developer Brianna Wu told CNNMoney. "Women barely work on these teams, so there's no voice of conscience."[/quote]
So basically 'all men are horny pigs who don't care about a woman's consent'.
Yeah, fuck you too.
Non-news in the news as usual I see.
[QUOTE]What’s worse is that it felt real, violating. This sounds ludicrous to anyone who hasn’t stood on that virtual reality ledge and looked down, but if you have, you might start to understand. [/QUOTE]
Fucking hell. She's like that journalist who claimed that firing a gun gave him temporary PTSD.
[QUOTE=Paramud;51262358]Actually, I didn't respond to that because that comparison doesn't really make any sense. I know English isn't your first language, but are you aware of what the term "harassment" actually covers? Basically, if someone intentionally does something to annoy or disturb you, and continues after being told not to, it's harassment. Physical, digital, virtual, doesn't matter what the setting is. If this is done in a sexual nature, it's sexual harassment. Because she repeatedly told the other player to stop and he continued on, he was sexually harassing her. There's no alternate interpretations here, it's straight forward and clean cut.
I wasn't aware. Still, at least she saw fit to change it for whatever the reason may be.[/QUOTE]
So what this means is if the enemys bullets penetrate my avatar online...
... Then thats sexual harrasment?
Hilarious. Wish there was a vid of it but honestly it just sounds like a bunch of attention seeking.
Meanwhile in the real world: actual problems.
If i tell them to stop and they dont, ofc...
You can see that these people who goes to the news with this kind of stuff have never had anything serious happen to them in their whole life.
[QUOTE=Aredbomb;51261526]Wu's an ex-journalist so she probably knows who to talk to, what to say, what they'll want from her, etc.[/QUOTE]
Does her article about Samus Aran being transgendered for, of all things, TheMarySue, [I]really[/I] count towards being an ex-journalist?
[QUOTE=Aphtonites;51262879]Fucking hell. She's like that journalist who claimed that firing a gun gave him temporary PTSD.[/QUOTE]
I still can't believe it wasn't a parody.
[video=youtube;UujtfN7hCdo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UujtfN7hCdo[/video]
[QUOTE]It's not real, therefore it's OK; this is the amoral substructure of gaming culture.[/QUOTE]
:ohno::what::speechless::nope::scream::suicide:
No means No, surely a virtual prosecution is the answer.
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