Posts made by foreverlurk

@Olo Stange, because there is a built-in microphone and spatial audio headphones. You don’t need anything on the audio side of things, everything is on the headset.

@Olo There are many different models, some only work as “playback device” with a PC being the real brain behind the rendering. The Meta Quest (1/2/3) has a standalone mode that allows you to just put the headset on and jump in.

I only own a Quest 2 but it’s very good for it’s price point, and can be used both in standalone and PC mode. I can’t really vouch for the other models, tho.

https://www.meta.com/quest/products/quest-2/

@SmolChlo “Club Penguin” lol now that is a name I haven’t heard in a loooong time.

To further answer your question, some people like to use furry avatars, others like semi-human beasts, some like plain old humanoid avatars. Custom avi are a lot of work but I’ve seen incredibly talented people create stuff like dragonborns or almost actual dragons, giant snakes, etc. No limits really. I chose to get a plain looking avatar but I’m thinking of getting a good looking one commissioned at some point.

There are rooms which are purely for hanging out, chat, listen to music, watching videos/movies, etc. There are some worlds with fun little quests/puzzles and interactions. Outside of VRChat there are also other virtual worlds but none as popular right now. Also since VRC added avatar scaling (ie. shrinking/growing) it has become very easy to create sizey worlds with that in mind. They added stuff like collision so that we can hold tinies without them “falling” through giant hands or bodies. They added climbing too, so that tinies can “explore” giants. Oh and while the soundscape isn’t exploited to all its sizey potential IMHO, the spatial 3D audio is delightful… having a SW moving around my head from one shoulder to the other sent ASMR-like tingles to my brain

The only thing is that in VRC, the most advanced worlds (those with proper physics) require the use of a PC. The PC will use its GPU and CPU to render the world, basically streaming the info to your headset. Otherwise you can still access some sizey worlds in “standalone” / Quest mode (ie. with the headset alone), but it’s a bit more limited.

Alsoooo, I’ve heard it can be quite jarring at first to be picked up when tiny, hehe… I’ve literaly heard (‘squeeeee’) it, I mean

@skysayl said in Hide and Seek:

according to @foreverlurk I was the pixel lol

You certainly were hehe, and that’s not a bug, it’s a feature… or rather, YOU were the bug

@littlest-lily said in Hide and Seek:

I’ve found it helps when they put a hand next to you or other things to get a better comparison

Duly noted. Although proper FOV and distance blur could really help you guys I think (again, not built with us in mind). It is probably easier from “our” (giant) side since… well, you’re just so tiny down there! No other tricks are required

@SmolChlo I can only offer my own POV, maybe that could be interesting to other giants as well. I’m really not the best at taking pictures in VR but I’m learning…

My hand was clipping through the dollhouse sadly

Into the box you go! (seriously I can’t explain how ridiculously fun it is to put SW into boxes or jars)

Can you spot Lily? (that’s my fingers in the background)

@Olo said in Hide and Seek:

@foreverlurk I’ll join as soon as I can afford a skin that makes me look like Jason Momoa.

That could be arranged!

@littlest-lily said in Hide and Seek:

…Have I concerted everyone to VRC yet? haha sorry I’ll shut up

Didn’t see your reply! Oh well, I’m doing my part!

@SmolChlo I can’t talk from the SW’s perspective but from my side of things it’s almost like a dream come true, at least that’s very close to some things I imagined for years. Seeing it in VR is mind-blowing the first time, and still is honestly.

If you look at static pictures it probably won’t help you get a feel of how cool it can be, but I know you can also play on desktop in good old 2D to get a preview of what it looks like.

From the SW’s perspective, I can’t help you… I can’t stand being small, not even in VR. You could ask around? Ping @littlest-lily or @skysayl , which I had to pleasure to grab and hold a few times, hehe.

@SmolChlo For real it’s so much fun Make us biggos work a bit for our reward hehe

I am once again asking you to join me in VR shenanigans, Chloe. Altough sadly the sound and vibration are lacking (VRC wasn’t programmed with G/t in mind, something I’m hoping to address one day )

@BigCuddlyGiant My favourite game

@skysayl said in Sizeplay ideas for couples:

So, I used to have a set of veeerrry large clothes for exactly this purpose- whenever I threw them over myself and let them basically slip all the way off it drove him crazy

Me, reading this trying to have my Friday night beer:

I’m taking so many notes rn

@littlest-lily Soo many good ideas. I might have done every one on the “wholesome” list in one way or another, with the added difficulty of her being unaware of the real reasons behind my sizey gestures, comments, or interests. I can only dream of indulging in the less innocent list one day (Step 1 is to get myself a partner lol)

@Giant-Gripper I have to say I’m incredibly jealous. Such a nice thing for her to do, I don’t know if your partner enjoys the kink too, but regardless it’s so very sweet of her to indulge you like this. She has probably no idea how such a simple, silly thing can work its way into our giant’s brains. I would be so

@SmolChlo said in Sizeplay ideas for couples:

when he hugs me he’ll lift me up and squeeze really tight till my back pops and all the air is out of my lungs. Feels like I’m in his gigantic grasp

When I’m with someone smol (to me, so 5’2 and under) I can’t resist doing that lol. Lift/grab then squeeze, hearing the air leaving her (and the cute protests afterwards). “Stop it, put me down!”, then me proceeding to leave her on top of the fridge. Simple pleasures, yeah.

@Giant-Gripper I love when somehow people can blend G/t concepts with IRL social issues

@Olo Love it! Maybe you should add an indication in the title that AI was used to enhance the image? It’s a very good base 3D Render that was post-processed using AI “inpainting”. EpicIllusionist is the master of this technique, I’m actually delving into it for other projects of mine, using Blender or other 3D software as a base then pushing the realism with inpainting.

Regardless, thanks for sharing his groundbreaking work.

That’s a nice solution, much simpler to implement than actually knowing a complete language. Even the terms used for descriptions in English might change as the understanding grows (ie. “giant captor” --> “giant savior”)

@blehb said in Language barrier:

For example: The tiny woman stared up at the giant captor, fighting back tears as she clasped her hands together and softly said “Ni nathathol?”

My Sindarin is a bit rusty but during the solar eclipse last week, at totality my daughter turned to me and said “mornië alantië!” which made me tear up a bit (and a very proud father lol)

@blehb Thread necromancy is legal in these parts, I think!

I’ll admit this scenario has been on my mind, too. I’m really tempted to steal Lily’s idea and adapt it to a Canadian/Quebec setting. I might have even an outline of that potential story

Roleplaying wise, I love the idea of going in “blind”, full meta and not using English (or any language both partner know) for anything other than scene or action description. All dialogue in native tongue, only (and no cheating using AI translator!) Complex because it requires bilingual partners that don’t actually share a common language… hmm, I don’t know if it’s an invitation but that could be fun.