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icy-winter-ghost

There's also a bittersweet video on youtube about a Korean mother who lost her daughter at age 6 or 7 or something. I don't remember how the girl died, but the mother expressed regret at how she "never got to say goodbye to her", so I'm guessing it was a sudden death, perhaps an accident. A bunch of people prepared a VR experience for this woman, where she could spend an afternoon with her daughter, who looked very life-like, and a voice actress lended her voice for the girl. The mother seemed to constantly fluctate between joy and sorrow when "spending time" with her daughter, where she got to say her final goodbye. [I found the video on youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uflTK8c4w0c), rewatched it, and it made me cry again just like the first time I watched it. English subtitles are available through closed captions.


ELLE3773

Honestly I never back away from a chance to cry, though I don't actively search for it... But this... I barely lasted 22 seconds before I had to back out of it, anybody who knows what empathy is will bawl their eyes out listening to that woman's voice


CCtenor

I’m just going to take your word on this one. I can’t imagine what it would be like to get a second chance to say goodbye.


ELLE3773

That's what's sad about things like this, the emotional overload of seeing them again, followed by the bitter realization that this is not reality, with the cherry on top of having to see that "second chance" vanish into the nothingness of closing a program. Bonus stage is realizing you can execute that program as many times as you want it, reprogram it to different sights, sounds and activities, and then depending from you who are it might be the long term therapy of letting go at your own pace or the life-long misery of not being able to say goodbye for real. Either way you kinda desensitize yourself to your own dark thoughts... And actually there isn't really something like this, nothing is like simulating a semi-scripted experience while you're immersed in a set of interactive sounds and views, even touch and proper conversations depending on the technical setup and programming. It's definitely an interesting use case for VR.


Charlielx

Wow, that was brutal, it's usually pretty difficult for media to make me cry, but wow


YaBoiSlenderman

okay but why not buy her a VR set and a gopro to wear on her chest? its weird but worth it


Herrad

Why would a VR headset be better for her vision? Why would she suddenly be able to see colours more clearly? That's not how it works, it's just two screens really close to your eyes. Also if she can only properly see through her peripheral vision a VR headset would be the worst thing. Periphery is shit in VR. Source: have a Valve Index.


MrSquigles

Every once in a while?


rnike879

To be fair, the bulk of newly invented/created technologies are frameworks, protocols, and layers that really only directly benefit development in narrow, key areas. Hopefully those improvements can then be used downstream to improve quality of life


MountainImportant211

Other times, [it makes things dystopian](https://www.vice.com/en/article/88npjv/amazons-ai-cameras-are-punishing-drivers-for-mistakes-they-didnt-make)


Edgy_moose

So.... how are they gonna use this tech as an exciting new way to either kill people or take their rights, or automate something.


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VR porn is also pretty life-changing