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Lost in play
2025年9月12日金曜日Tags [ - Wired - ]
I miss when chats were spiced up with a little bit of roleplay.
No, I’m not talking about ERP specifically, and while is not the center topic, it is not quite unrelated either.
What I’m talking about, is general, SFW, roleplay in chats. A /me command, *an action between asterisks*, sending a picture to add tone.
I feel there is a perception of it being cringe nowadays, but these things used to be very common among folk in the past. I understand how, if you take a step back, it’s quite silly, and it is.
But is it being silly reason enough to sideline such a communication tool?
The fact you can transmit actions through text feels rather powerful.
While a bit ridiculous if onesided, if the other party embraces the play there is unlimited potential for the type of interactions someone can have.
- It can add tone to the conversation with a lot more flavor than a plain tone indicator.
- You can have fun and build a bit of a narrative with a chat buddy.
- It is possible to carry out actions as if your chat buddy was sharing physical space with you.
In my opinion this last point is the strongest one because it has the potential to make chats not feel as cold and distant, it brings closeness to the net.
It also allows entities from therian, doll or drone groups (to name a few) to interact with their environment in a way that eases species dysphoria.
In the end, it is no different that playing an old text adventure, you need to suspend your disbelief and embrace it.
I’ve gotten phantom touch to a point where I can actually feel when someone sends hugs my way for example.
It is possible, it is doable, and I believe is a tool that should be taken more advantage of.
If you are a plural system, you are already doing these things to an extent.
Regardless of how you see it. Your headmate playing the host's role, or the host playing a headmate's role.