TRANS IN VR | VRChat Video Essay

Hey! Hope you're okay x
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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!
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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?
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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)]
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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!
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Thanks for watching! x

0:00 INTRO
1:42 EUPHORIA
6:11 DYSPHORIA
11:25 FIRESIDE CHATS
20:33 REFLECTIONS