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posted by martyb on Saturday July 29 2017, @12:26PM   Printer-friendly
from the 'fair'-choice? dept.

Virtual reality games usually promise shoot 'em up adventures but in Hong Kong Friday lovelorn tech fans donned headsets to go on imaginary dates.

The city's annual Ani-Com and Games fair sees thousands queue to try out the latest consoles or buy up comic book collectibles, often dressed up as their favourite characters.

But for those who had spent too long alone in their rooms, a new VR smartphone app offered some romantic solace.

Users can choose between four female models and spend a vacation with them in either Japan or Thailand, joining them on trips to cafes, hot springs and karaoke.

They slot their phones into a plastic headset and are then immersed on a date, during which they can choose options for activities.

Promoters of the Hong Kong-made app, which is known by its Cantonese name "leoi yau" or "VR travel friend", said it was to help what they called "Otakus" to practise their dating skills.

The name is a Japanese term for obsessive manga or anime fans.

"We want to allow more people to try out what it's like to date a girl because there are a lot of Otakus who don't know how to communicate with girls," Margaret Ming, the app's communication officer, told AFP.

"This game can teach them how to get to know girls," Ming said, adding that there is some flirting involved in the story arcs with the models.

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  • (Score: 2) by Magic Oddball on Sunday July 30 2017, @06:48AM

    by Magic Oddball (3847) on Sunday July 30 2017, @06:48AM (#546584) Journal

    It's only from a Red Piller's resentful perspective that the theory looks remotely accurate in reality. Heck, the next sentence you have alone indicates that it's wrong: most 22-year-old guys do have relationships with women their age, and the vast majority of 30-year-old guys are either in a relationship or can get dates if they want to. That is, assuming the 30-year-old guys aren't targeting women young enough to still be in college.

    This snarky commentary on a rant by a resentful 'Former Nice Guy' [mightygodking.com] covers much of the rest. Here, I'll quote a few relevant bits:

    If I want to hang out with somebody because I like the person, I do. … If you like the person’s company, then that is its own reward. I’ve gone shopping with girls plenty of times, because I love used bookstores and I like company, and gosh darnit if that isn’t fun all by itself even if I don’t get any pussy afterwards.

    And if you want more, then you actually have to try and make sure that the other person knows you want more, which doesn’t happen if you act like an expectant jackass who thinks if he spends enough time standing around awkwardly with his hands in his pockets…suddenly the Fuck Switch gets flipped. Except it doesn’t work that way, because that’s, you know, misogynistic.

    ...
    Look, I can sympathize with guys who don’t look like Jude Law, because I don’t look like Jude Law either. I’m kind of a loudmouth (my entire law class will attest to this) and if I don’t exercise regularly then I get really fat and zitty. But guess what – that’s why I exercise regularly, and it’s because I’m a loudmouth that I decided early on to work on having a sense of humour and not saying things that were totally stupid, because if you must be a loudmouth, then at least be an entertaining one. It is not some horrible betrayal of who you are as a person to improve yourself specifically to make yourself more likeable. It shows a valuable understanding of social skills.
    ...
    [T]he bar scene is filled with Nice Guys just like our author here, except that instead of thinking that the Magic Path To Vagina leads through the Valley Of Dutiful Friendship, they think that it’s quicker to just get her drunk until her standards drop enough that they qualify. (Also, there’s plenty of people who go to clubs and bars just to drink and dance and have a good time. They, oddly, do not have a lot of trouble getting laid. Go figure.)

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