Face icon freed from the physical body

• What is a face icon that is completely free from the physical body…?

  • I think this is a good w

--- log from Wellhead 2022-01-22 Face icon freed from the physical body

• I just changed my face icons, but you say “I want to be free of my physical body…” and “[Using live-action icons simply because they are familiar is inconsistent. I realized that it would be a contradiction to use a 3D humanoid model made from a photo of a physical body as a face icon if I said “[I want to be free of my physical body. I just realized…
  • What is a face icon that is completely free from the physical body…?
    • Icons of original characters like Mr.?

from /villagepump/nishio

• Auto-generated avatars from photos
• I’ll try to use it as an icon for a while because it’s interesting to see the atmosphere it retains.
• https://twitter.com/nishio/status/1484377212925411336?s=21

from Re:2022/01/21

• I looked at the recent gender and age questions, thought about them, and ultimately decided that I wasI want to be free of my physical body. 」と感じてる気がしてきた

  • I felt like [using live-action icons simply because they are familiar is inconsistent.
  • Then, a story about creating avatars from photos came up on Twitter, and we thought, “Why not use this as an avatar (icon) for the time being?
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• I can’t recognize my icon as me. w

  • /nishioのイメージがあるので慣れないです（数日で慣れそう）
  • Oh, I can’t get used to it myself. w
    • Yes, given the examples of others, I got used to it in a few days.
  • Sometimes I have a mysterious feeling that if I don’t confuse my cognition, I’ll lose my ability to adapt w
    • I wonder if this is a necessary ability w
    • Certainly those who change icons will be recognized as those who change icons, so when they change, it will be “again,” but for those who don’t, it will be “I can’t get used to it…” for a while.
      • Not “get used to changing icons,” but more abstract.Ability to adapt to change
        • For example, you go to an electronics store because your mouse is broken, and you buy a trackball that you happen to see and return home (true story).
        • I started thumb shift because Dr. Shiozawa recommended it to me.
        • It is a feeling of wanting to change things when you realize that you have become accustomed to a certain way of doing things and take it for granted.
          • I see, indeed.natural 」に気付くのは大事だ

from Wellhead 2022-01-23 Face icon freed from the physical body

• I came up with a face icon with no physicalityIsn’t it more obvious than the previous one?
  • grass
    • When I saw the icon, I first thought “who is this?”, then I saw the description and figured out that it must be “nishio-san”, and then I went to the user page to check the answer.
      • Concept of Face Scared
  • easy to understand
  • I recognized it instantly because I watched nishio’s PROJECT and I remember the shades. w
  • When I think of a face, I think of a real face, and this is certainly a face.
• I will probably continue to use “real name + face photo” as a legacy interface with society, but I think I’ll work this way in places where I don’t need to use my real name…

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