Do you shun video chat because of… well… (whispers) low self esteem issues? Do you use an old photo of yourself from 15 years back, where you’re 20lbs lighter and have all your hair, for your online profiles?
Fear not! The Japanese have come to your rescue!
I love the herky jerky motion of THE HEAD. But damn if that’s not as creepy as the robot kid. Which makes me wonder the same question: Why bother? Are there moments where live video chat is too dangerous for us to do it in real time? The copyright implications are staggering. Imagine seeing yourself on TV uttering terrorist threats while you’re comfortably sitting on your couch eating cheesies.
3 thoughts on “Chat Like You Were Actually There”
I sense a fundamental flaw… The chicks I chat with online don’t speak Japanese.
Then again, “Anime babes, they make me think the wrong things.”
It reminds me of a shirt I recently saw that had me lolling:
http://www.prankplace.com/tshirts_internet15year.htm
“Imagine seeing yourself on TV uttering terrorist threats while you’re comfortably sitting on your couch eating cheesies”
I’m so not going through that again.
It’s creepy, and still kinda fake-looking.