TRANS IN VR | VRChat Video Essay

Hey! Hope you're okay x --- Trans issues are always deep and nuanced topics, and their presence in VR is no different. Join me as I reflect on my own experiences as a transgender woman in VR, but also the transgender experience in VRChat as a whole. I hope you learn a thing or two! --- This is my first ever video, I hope you like it! I've learned a lot throughout the creative process and will use this to make my next video even better! If you liked the music, I wrote and produced all of it! No need to be afraid of copyright when you have recording software, right? --- SOURCES: (GOOGLE SCHOLAR) Body Language: Avatars, Identity Formation, and Communicative Interaction in VRChat (Re)discovering the Physical Body Online: Strategies and Challenges to Approach Non-Cisgender Identity in Social Virtual Reality Avatar Selection in the Metaverse: How users choose their digital persona in VRChat Pseudo Physical Contact and Communication in VRChat: A Study with Survey Method in Japanese Users Gender swapping and socializing in cyberspace: An exploratory study (YOUTUBE) Identity, Gender, and VRChat (Why is everyone in VR an anime girl?) - Strasz I Spent 7 Days as a GUY in VRChat - Phia Girls Share Their Experiences - Being Trans In VR | VRChat Stories & Experiences | Ep #4 - HAWXX IS RIPPIN [So sorry for not being able to provide links - Youtube hasn't processed my verification yet and I'm too impatient.. May update this later (probably not though)] --- CREDITS: Avatar: Allure by PastelPlushies World: The Great Pug by owlboy Credited video: Two shots in the intro from Nagzz and Syrmor, in that order. Cricket sound effect: All things M&K Andreassen (Youtube) Voices: Babu0503 and LokiRoyce Interviewees: Sparrow740 and [name censored for privacy] Captions: Babu0503 Everything else: Me! --- Thanks for watching! x 0:00 INTRO 1:42 EUPHORIA 6:11 DYSPHORIA 11:25 FIRESIDE CHATS 20:33 REFLECTIONS