Why can't pixels be sexy?

[MikeBrownYo]

Not my steeze, but if it makes your dick hard, then keep digging it! It's a million times better than a lot of things that get people off out there (Beastial, Pedophilia, rape, etc.)

 

[Phlakes]

Who says we should be ashamed of finding female characters attractive? Yeoman Kelly Chambers, for example, is hawt.

This SOOO much. I expect to hit that in ME3. That's worth an instant preorder.

 

[Et3rnalLegend64]

No one came in to completely tell off the OP and those in agreement yet. That's a good sign right? Open mindedness is a good thing to see.

Yuki Nagato is damn cute

 

[Scabadus]

I've got this theory that it's a sort of uncanny-valley effect that prevents people from admiting that virtual characters are sexy. Take your favorite videogame guy or girl, you can talk with them, fight with them (probably) and chill out with them, but it's not real. It's a well crafted imitation that cuts a bit too close to home. A statue can look sexy because it never moves or holds a conversation, a film character can be sexy because there's a real person playing them who does move and can hold a conversation, but a videogame character lies somewhere inbetween: they walk about, but only in pre-programed animations; they have conversations, but only in pre-written dialouge trees. And no matter what you do, they won't have that flash of intuition that humans have and they won't have any real feelings back (no matter what the Fable series says).

As a side note, think of those sex games avalible in the darker corners of the internet: the women (and let's face it, it is always women) in these games are non-characters, often with zero speech apart from various groans and next to no movement animations. They hold no pretence to sentience (I was going to say 'intelligence' but... heh..) and exist only as interactive porn videos rather than true characters. And many people find them very sexy.

 

[WolfEdge]

Now that you mention it, there's this single, errant purple pixel up in the right-hand corner of my monitor that I find DAMN attractive.

 

[Shoelip]

I've got this theory that it's a sort of uncanny-valley effect that prevents people from admiting that virtual characters are sexy. Take your favorite videogame guy or girl, you can talk with them, fight with them (probably) and chill out with them, but it's not real. It's a well crafted imitation that cuts a bit too close to home. A statue can look sexy because it never moves or holds a conversation, a film character can be sexy because there's a real person playing them who does move and can hold a conversation, but a videogame character lies somewhere inbetween: they walk about, but only in pre-programed animations; they have conversations, but only in pre-written dialouge trees. And no matter what you do, they won't have that flash of intuition that humans have and they won't have any real feelings back (no matter what the Fable series says).

As a side note, think of those sex games avalible in the darker corners of the internet: the women (and let's face it, it is always women) in these games are non-characters, often with zero speech apart from various groans and next to no movement animations. They hold no pretence to sentience (I was going to say 'intelligence' but... heh..) and exist only as interactive porn videos rather than true characters. And many people find them very sexy.

So basically what you're saying is that it's just people having trouble differentiating between reality and fiction? They can't instinctively differentiate between reality and fantasy so they just swear off fantasy to keep form getting hurt?

 

[Broken Boy]

Pixels can be sexy imo. I find Liara (Mass Effect) & Faye (Cowboy Bebop) very attractive. Not just for their bodies but that's the topic the physical form so I won't go on on with the rest.

Edit: There is some jealousy in there I will admit that.

 

[BlumiereBleck]

We need a word for it now, hmmmmm Pixelphilai.

 

[KefkaCultist]

We need a word for it now, hmmmmm Pixelphilai.

I will proudly say that I'm a Pixelphiliac now lol

 

[BlumiereBleck]

We need a word for it now, hmmmmm Pixelphilai.

I will proudly say that I'm a Pixelphiliac now lol

Thats illegal in this state. I am going to report you to the police! (lolz joke )

 

[Scabadus]

I've got this theory that it's a sort of uncanny-valley effect that prevents people from admiting that virtual characters are sexy. Take your favorite videogame guy or girl, you can talk with them, fight with them (probably) and chill out with them, but it's not real. It's a well crafted imitation that cuts a bit too close to home. A statue can look sexy because it never moves or holds a conversation, a film character can be sexy because there's a real person playing them who does move and can hold a conversation, but a videogame character lies somewhere inbetween: they walk about, but only in pre-programed animations; they have conversations, but only in pre-written dialouge trees. And no matter what you do, they won't have that flash of intuition that humans have and they won't have any real feelings back (no matter what the Fable series says).

As a side note, think of those sex games avalible in the darker corners of the internet: the women (and let's face it, it is always women) in these games are non-characters, often with zero speech apart from various groans and next to no movement animations. They hold no pretence to sentience (I was going to say 'intelligence' but... heh..) and exist only as interactive porn videos rather than true characters. And many people find them very sexy.

So basically what you're saying is that it's just people having trouble differentiating between reality and fiction? They can't instinctively differentiate between reality and fantasy so they just swear off fantasy to keep form getting hurt?

I mean the opposite actually, though it comes to the same effect: that people will always know that however close these characters come to approximating life, they're never going to be the real thing. You're never going to meet Laura Croft in the street or see the Master Cheif shopping for groceries. Whatever control you have over these characters, people still know somewhere that they're lines of code running on a computer and that is why they swear off fantasy to avoid getting hurt.

I'm no psychologist though, this is just an untested theory that I came up with. For all I know it's a difficulty telling the reality and fantasy apart, but personally I believe it's an instinctual knowledge of the difference, however much we may wish otherwise.

 

[realslimshadowen]

Pixels are no different from dots of paint.

However, that means they actually cannot be sexy. As the painting says, Ce n'est pas une pipe. The image or concept they are representing can be sexy, but I'm not gonna fall in love with an actual painting. (They're not good conversationalists, for one.)

 

[KefkaCultist]

We need a word for it now, hmmmmm Pixelphilai.

I will proudly say that I'm a Pixelphiliac now lol

Thats illegal in this state. I am going to report you to the police! (lolz joke )

O_O I must go hide my pixorn ( = pixel + porn) collection!

 

[Silent Biohazard Solid]

I mean the opposite actually, though it comes to the same effect: that people will always know that however close these characters come to approximating life, they're never going to be the real thing. You're never going to meet Laura Croft in the street or see the Master Cheif shopping for groceries. Whatever control you have over these characters, people still know somewhere that they're lines of code running on a computer and that is why they swear off fantasy to avoid getting hurt.

I'm no psychologist though, this is just an untested theory that I came up with. For all I know it's a difficulty telling the reality and fantasy apart, but personally I believe it's an instinctual knowledge of the difference, however much we may wish otherwise.

That doesn't sound right. If that was the reason, then I'd have a lot less faith in humanity as a whole. Simply because if someone said, "I refuse to acknowledge Lara Croft as attractive because I might become attached to her," is like saying, "I'm prone to overobsession," and so many people can't think they're prone to overobsession.
But hey, it's not impossible to become attached to a character in a film or a book too. And even if you're watching The Fifth Element (for example) and you say, "Man, I am in love with Leeloo," she's still not real. Sure, the actress is there, but she's nothing like the character, most of the time. And even if she is, good luck picking up Milla Jovovich. So I don't think it's a matter of, "It's something I can't have."

 

[vato_loco]

Who says that pixels can't be sexy?! They sure as fuck can be!!

I've never thought otherwise. Just because "it's not real" doesn't mean it can't be attractive. Hell, the Mona Lisa isn't real, and people drool over her. Double hell, most movie stars shouldn't even be considered "real" due to all the makeup and post-processing they go through.

Anyways, I believe and always have believed that pixels can be sexy as hell. Shit, I could go on for hours about awesome 2D characters (Senjougahara Hitagi, Ayanami Rei, Vanille, Suzumiya Haruhi, Karen Stadfelt, and a seriously long etcetera) but, somehow, I think that most people around this forum will agree with me.

 

[Shoelip]

I've got this theory that it's a sort of uncanny-valley effect that prevents people from admiting that virtual characters are sexy. Take your favorite videogame guy or girl, you can talk with them, fight with them (probably) and chill out with them, but it's not real. It's a well crafted imitation that cuts a bit too close to home. A statue can look sexy because it never moves or holds a conversation, a film character can be sexy because there's a real person playing them who does move and can hold a conversation, but a videogame character lies somewhere inbetween: they walk about, but only in pre-programed animations; they have conversations, but only in pre-written dialouge trees. And no matter what you do, they won't have that flash of intuition that humans have and they won't have any real feelings back (no matter what the Fable series says).

As a side note, think of those sex games avalible in the darker corners of the internet: the women (and let's face it, it is always women) in these games are non-characters, often with zero speech apart from various groans and next to no movement animations. They hold no pretence to sentience (I was going to say 'intelligence' but... heh..) and exist only as interactive porn videos rather than true characters. And many people find them very sexy.

So basically what you're saying is that it's just people having trouble differentiating between reality and fiction? They can't instinctively differentiate between reality and fantasy so they just swear off fantasy to keep form getting hurt?

I mean the opposite actually, though it comes to the same effect: that people will always know that however close these characters come to approximating life, they're never going to be the real thing. You're never going to meet Laura Croft in the street or see the Master Cheif shopping for groceries. Whatever control you have over these characters, people still know somewhere that they're lines of code running on a computer and that is why they swear off fantasy to avoid getting hurt.

I'm no psychologist though, this is just an untested theory that I came up with. For all I know it's a difficulty telling the reality and fantasy apart, but personally I believe it's an instinctual knowledge of the difference, however much we may wish otherwise.

Well first off that's got very little to do with sexual attraction. You can enjoy someone's company without being sexually attracted to them and you can find someone sexually attractive but a intellectually and emotionally repulsive. When you look at pictures of models you don't think "Gee, she's so hot because she's a real person who I might meet and form a relationship with." You think "Gee she's so hot." And the reason is because her physical appearance is appealing to you.

Secondly, that theory is really just an argument against the appreciation of basically all fictional media, unless the person is delusional or psychotic(as in, they can't tell the difference between reality and fiction).

 

[Leg End]

Because they are close minded pricks that are actually attracted but try to make themselves appear "normal" by lying, yet the pixels are epic.

Spoiler: Also, this may creep you out. :P But DAMN YOU she is pretty. :P AND FUCKING ADORABLE.

 

[Fawcks]

... those aren't even anthropomorphized, they're literally just animals.

You aren't allowed to own pets, are you.

They are anthropomorphised... At least, in lots of art I've seen them in.

Keep in mind that since they both are able to think and communicate like a human could, they ARE considered anthropomorphic. Maybe not in body, but anthro comes from the term of "humanizing" something. That can also apply to the brain.

 

[drwow]

pixels aren't real, not at all.