Thread port: Polgon - With VR mode, Dead or Alive goes from creepy to harassment

[the-pi-guy]

Polgon - With VR mode, Dead or Alive goes from creepy to harassment - NeoGAF

Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 — a museum for the idealized Japanese female form, where women are gazed upon as they play volleyball and sunbathe and enjoy themselves on an island away from men — will support PlayStation VR at the headset's launch.
 This is an exciting proposition for some. The mode, as far as I can tell, invites a user to immerse themselves in a romantic reality where women roam carefree and unafraid. But thanks to the capabilities of VR, a game that was once just uncomfortable eye candy now includes a mode that offers something bordering on harassment.

 

The video above has been making the rounds online since it was posted yesterday. It shows the series’ vacationing fighters being checked out by a rather shameless male player — an act they are futile in thwarting. A girl in a tiny bikini shoos the player away as his disembodied form looks her up and down, moving in close to her body.
 She looks uncomfortable, but she’s unsuccessful in reclaiming her body from the purposeful eyes of the player. This seems to be the intended interaction: You stare at a woman who becomes uncomfortable at the attention but can’t stop you.

 

Yet women are constantly confronted by society’s insistence that their bodies aren’t just dangerous, but that they exist to be viewed and commented on. That’s on full display in Dead or Alive Xtreme 3’s virtual reality mode, and it’s a shocking turn from the ignorant beach babe utopia that the standard version attempts to portray.

 

http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/30/127...ode-harassment
 Certainly not the first site to bring up this topic but it is the only one I've seen written from a woman's perspective. It also elaborates, better then I could have, why irks me significantly more than the regular games brand of creepiness.
 

[Legend]

I don't have time to read the OP, but I read the title and have strong opinions I need to share!

[ethomaz]

I have no problem with the game... so I guess they are saying it for hits.

BTW I don't think the game is creppy.

[Aura7541]

Lol, even the "Polgon" was ported here.

Personally, I'm not interested in DOAX3 VR. I actually find the whole affair more hilarious than creepy because the dude in the video looks so silly

That said, there are some people who are interested and what is our business to tell them what they can and cannot play? Fantasy and reality are separate. The vast majority of people are aware of the distinction.

[darkknightkryta]

I think, this will be the greatest VR game made.