Japan is Letting You Graduate High School as an Anime Waifu

[@Chaoslordx13]

I feel like this could be great for people who either can't go outside or is dangerous for them to do so, like immune compromised or something along those lines

[@surianikki4219]

Yea. Especially for the parents who reject vaccination for their kids.

[@yaminogame7805]

yeah, or the disabled folks who can't interact regularly.

[@XMH_020]

Someone like Ironmouse comes in mind, a successful example.

[@UnknowinglyDerpy]

Oh yeah, i can see kids with similar conditions as Ironmouse use this kind of system to interact with others and still get an education especially when circumstances prevent them from being exposed to the outdoors

[@animefreakjex]

Or people who live in the hospital due to not being able to live without medical machines.

[@Epicmirninglory]

The best utlization for this is for disabled kids who are literally unable to go out of their homes on a daily basis. They will be able to interact with other kids in ways they can't normally. It has the potential to create a really cool community for these kids. It also can enable them to experience things that they never could before.

[@eunhyuekpark6159]

I would hope that these disabled kids/people can meet and become friends in VR and also develop friendships in RL and meetup as well.

[@miaomiiao]

The best utilization will be for ojisans like myself to interact with japanese schoolgirls 😳

[@asafesseidonsapphire]

​@@miaomiiaothe fbi is seeing you guy...

[@TheGreatBigPawn]

​@@miaomiiaoayo 😳

[@askiia8713]

​@@miaomiiaoYes, sir, this one right here, lock em up.

[@NowaConQueso]

As I don't see this like a good alternative for regular students, I see it as an interesting oportunity for students with any condition that stops them from being able to go to a physical High School

[@jomarcentermjm]

same case here, even those who struggle with accessing school like the recently some schools closed down due to lack of students.

[@johndelacruz1422]

I see that this is a good thing for people with unnatural mutations birth defects that renders them unable to work and ostracized in normal society. They will just have to study extra hard.

[@faust_wither]

"i graduate as a catgirl in another world"

[@Decemeber1st]

Would go hard as a series

[@moistsquish]

Next isekai

[@the8bitclicker_193]

lol imagine, it's Isekai but you still go to school

[@IdefinitelyExistIThink]

hippity hoppity that title is public property

[@Animeniac-zv1mq]

That's anime title right there.

[@thunderwe_ryesiam]

The student council better be the overlords in this school to be lore accurte

[@lewishallam9924]

lmao

[@bennybouken]

lol

[@yukiminsan]

student council president has admin rights over the server

[@eisenklad]

the next class is just Isekai Quartet

[@christinatran4470]

Coming from a perspective of a covid high school graduate, two years of virtual school (zoom) has had tremendouesly impacted my ability to communicate and interact with others. I understand this is a big step in the advancement of future, and the concept is cool. The amount of social anxiety developed (me and people I know) just based from having two years of zoom calls, I can't imagine how much adjusting it would take or need for a metaverse student to be comfortable in the current world we live in. Especially given that this program is being provided in a country thats already so very conservative. It can be a good thing, but I can't lie when I say this makes me nervous for our younger generations.

[@Katz1123]

100%. Pre-Covid my communication skills were great in terms of being able to speak clearly and fluidly. Yet I remember the first semester going back to campus and talking with a counselor that I was able to think well thought out sentences that wouldnt translate into audible words. Luckily as an extrovert I forced myself to talk with as much people as possible and now can speak clearly as I did years ago but I cant imagine how frustrating for others it could be not being able to speak what you want to say.

[@Kriti-fv2ys]

I completely agree. I completed my university studies during the COVID period, and even though I was already an introvert but I didn’t have any social anxiety, which is something I developed after covid. The shift to remote work and classes initially made it very difficult for me to transition to office work. Over time, I did manage to adapt, but the initial phase quite difficult even now at times I face difficulties.

[@PointVeteran]

This could be a huge benefit for people with disabilities in japan.

[@victorchan1187]

Dude. You are genius!

[@Hophop2004]

As someone who goes to a correspondence/online school due to chronic illness, which has no way to interact with the other students. This sounds much better because you get your education without having the downside of normal correspondence school of being alone accept with interactions with your teacher. If you can do it more in the way of looking at your screen in bed then it would be so great for people with chronic illness, long term illness and disabilities which has not choice but to do school online, it would really bring down the barriers and issue which can happen with physical education. Yes there still could be issues with social development but for people who can’t go to school because of mental or physical illness this is much better than the normal alternative of dropping out or a online school which has no interaction at all. I hope we see things like this more so people like me aren’t locked out of the normal teenage experience just because we got unlucky.

[@violetkit9477]

This would be great for people with who can't go outside or have limitations. They could have good experiences at school even if they can't walk or leave their homes

[@Nothereforit174]

There’s this idea about disability that we all have extreme limitations. If you can’t walk, you should be accommodated in society instead of isolated in your homes for mental health problems to grow. We don’t need social interaction any less than others do to be healthy. That means the cities should look into development of programs to help transport people from their homes and have wheelchair accessibility become a norm in public building by offering money to those that comply(typical political strategy). Define limitations because barring extreme conditions like agoraphobia or something similar, it’s not recommended to encourage people to let themselves be limited by conditions that cause social anxiety or social anxiety itself. That’s because the brain worsens those issues to the point of debilitation beyond where many start if they don’t have support to learn coping techniques. They’re just likely to become more socially awkward to the point where even tasks like phone calls or doctors appointments will become insurmountable and depression that can alter their chemical makeup will most likely develop. I say this as someone with social anxiety. I’m educated on it but I also know firsthand that the research available pans out. If I get too comfortable with avoidance, I’m more prone to distress when I have to leave my house because I will at some point. I’m happier and more independent when I practice being engaged. I see a therapist to learn tools to lessen affects of anxiety if not totally alleviate them at times when I’m out. That should we what people want for someone like me. Not to see us become shut ins because it’s easier than working with us or challenging us. Everyone is supposed to be challenged in some way as part of maturity. Even people considered low intellect(for lack of better phrasing) who may not be able to communicate verbally or act in less traditional ways, need exposure to sunshine and have better outcomes when they are integrated into society. I’m sure there’s people who absolutely can’t of course, but then they need (and likely already have) programs targeted at their unique life. It shouldn’t become a norm for anyone else with challenges to just be left in the home and not learn independence which largely benefits people who are able bodied more than us. No one wants to invest in wheelchair accessible cities if they can bypass it and just make those people become shut ins by selling it as a positive accommodation without mentioning the long term effects. People don’t want to see me stimming because they think behavior is one way to be valid so it’s easier to just ask me to stay home so they don’t have to see break their norms by using fidget products during meetings or boldly listen to quiet background noise in my earphone to stay focused during a lecture because they think that’s offensive to authority when really it’s keeping me still and engaged. I say embrace everyone instead of creating reasons for us to see each other less

[@dankmemer6576]

​@@Nothereforit174Holy fuck bro, u must've really felt this huh. Whole ass essay

[@violetkit9477]

@@Nothereforit174 I'm sorry that's a lot to read. But this isn't FOR you who can do these things. Because the structure for people who truly can't do them will never be there. At least they would have options they otherwise will never have in their lifetimes.

[@greendragonspirit1646]

I never got the chance to go to secondary school because of health problems so I had to take a few online courses to get any from of grades. I can definitely champion online studying because I still managed to just about pass some exams, I think this is a more fun way for online study. 😊

[@pretzelman945]

Coming from someone who recently graduated high school, is a massive introvert, and a fan of online classes, I agree with joey on this one While I think the concept is really interesting and could work for disabled people and extreme cases of social anxiety, that also presents higher potential for online bullying, and I can also say from experience that socializing with people in high school was very important to my development into adulthood So I feel like this is a cool idea but I feel like right now, it’s probably more on the negative side in terms of potential implications But I guess we will find out

[@vcaesium]

You're so real for that. I don't know how much of a socially anxious mess I would be now if not for high school. Although I experienced a lot of 'turbulences', looking back on it they definitely helped me grasping adulthood. I still feel like it's bad but unless I get kinda forced into socializing I reclude more and more and when the time to go out comes around it's so much worse.

[@Techn0taku]

Imagine a graduation ceremony with a line of deep voiced lolis.

[@xKazeshi98x]

there's always the power of voice changer :v

[@kazaha8669]

@@xKazeshi98x i think he meant a line of dudes using loli avatars

[@Shadow_Legend715]

Either way, that would just be funny

[@NeostormXLMAX]

a row of digibros

[@xKazeshi98x]

@@NeostormXLMAX that would be pog

[@Sevelinne]

Craziest title I’ve seen in a while lmaoo

[@hijiri1308]

Imagine sitting in class and then your internet dies and you just disappear from class.

[@matthew_natividad]

Rip

[@zzyy1934]

Like most people, I've gone to traditional school my whole life and STILL struggle dealing with everyday life in the real world. I can't fathom how bad it would be for a virtual school graduate.

[@wxSHENRON]

Actually better if you have something like irl social anxiety

[@Darwin-sama]

@@zxceri3257we could always live in the virtual world ready player one style

[@zxceri3257]

@@Darwin-sama thats true when it happens we can do that there's no complain but thats going to take a long time and as joey said in the video we would need other resources too in the virtual world to get a good life there and I think right now this virtual school will help out a lot of people suffering from some kind of disease thaf makes them unable to go to school/outside but not for normal people right now but since you mentioned ready player one there's a scene at the end our main character makes it mandatory to not play the game for three or two days I forgot the exact no of days but you get the point so what this emphasises is that your real life is also important. I hope I am not offensive in any way have a good day

[@zxceri3257]

@@wxSHENRON its not going to help your social anxiety at all because studying in a virtual school like this will only increase your social anxiety how because after graduation your no longer be in the virtual place you have to take your step into the real world and at that point its only gonna get worse for them because studying in the virtual school is not gonna help social anxiety but instead maintain it in the person never getting rid of it and there's other things like physical activities and stuff but in the future it may become possible when there's other resources besides only the school like joey said in the video (but no matter what I still believe our real life is also important) and that would be amazing but right now its a good thing for people suffering from some kind of disease that makes them unable to go to school/outside not for the normal people. I hope I don't come off as offensive in my message English is not my first language so sorry

[@Joopis]

This could be good for people with physical disabilities, like that cafe in Japan that has its employees work from home and talk through and control the robots in the cafe. Homeschooling is already a thing. I think this is great for homeschoolers to get a chance to socialize with their classmates.

[@Kondre-the-Dark-Souls-fan]

as someone that uses VR really often (i refuse to call it "metaverse") i can see the problem people would have with it, but i honestly thinks that it isn't as bad as it might seems. Don't think of VR as the future. Think of it like a gaming console, or a social media app. I participate in a "famous" group in VRChat and i know it might not seem possible to think this, but... most people aren't actually weird. Most of the people i met were actually pretty nice and sociable, which makes me think that people aren't actually going to stop talking with each other. My point is: it's still hard to build a full opinion on this, since the technology is pretty new. At my point of view it will be good to have high schools in VR, but the people need to have a more open mind and i honesly think that the more in depth you go into the "metaverse" (i know i said that i wouldn't use this shit term) the more "magical" it will be.

[@gokairedwillcipher]

*puts Junko wig and cosplay on* aight let's do this

[@hikigayamurakamo9340]

we're gonna make Hope's Peak Academy with this!!

[@Gordonfreeman551]

Skibidi Dabudo. Translate: I’m in!

[@nmmeswey3584]

Kids playing vr killing games in recess is totally not gonna make a generation of desensitized killers

[@gokairedwillcipher]

@@hikigayamurakamo9340HELP

[@gokairedwillcipher]

@@nmmeswey3584lol

[@MastermindAtWork]

I feel like this going to increase social anxiety dramatically since these kids are not in person. Talking to people in person is a requirement.

[@dfjulesful]

My thoughts exactly. If I never had to interact with people regularly, my social anxiety would be off the charts

[@Rajivrocks-Ltd.]

Yeah, a really bad move in my opinion...

[@volgg]

I was gonna say, like I empathize with people shy and nervous about being around people, but we're still human with needs of socializing in person and touching grass. Another aspect where we really need destigmatize mental health issues and having easy access to good counseling/therapy and psychiatrist. we only ever tackle the surface level stuff but never the root cause

[@SherioCheers]

Agreed - there's a reason the homeschool kids were always awkward

[@MastermindAtWork]

@@volgg I agree with this. I understand being socially anxious in general cause some of us aren't really comfortable with talking with certain people, but you need to have some IRL communication skills. I heard that people are nervous to even ask for ketchup packets at McDonald's, that how bad it can get.

[@denysebastet]

as someone with a shut in sister i can definitely agree with joeys statement on kids needing the ability to socialize. ever since my little sister dropped out on the last year of junior high, her social skills are 0 to none. her social anxiety only got worse the longer she locked herself in her room. now shes 17 with no diploma and no signs of getting better. i think this is great for people who can’t physically make it to school, but it’s also VERY important that they experience the real world before they become adults and get jobs. humans are social animals anyways.

[@rumplstiltztinkerstein]

I'm all in to supporting this. Imagine kids being able to just block the bullies in their class.

[@greendragonspirit1646]

I was thinking something like that as well.

[@dragoon0anime]

imagine the bullies being anime girls... unblock!

[@JDubST]

​@@dragoon0anime then imagine being bullied by anime girls with male voices 😂

[@maidmaid71]

the isolation tho...

[@D4rkn3ss2000]

I present you: The Cyberbully

[@seraphinax6449]

There are a lot of community-ran educational groups for spoken and sign languages in VRChat which is the most popular “metaverse” platform that people actually use but gets ignored by media unless something bad happens related to it. IMO education over VR is better than a Zoom call but not as good as physical presence.

[@ZhadTheRad]

Yeah. I remember when Meta announced their Metaverse and I was like "Bruh, VRChat exists and is better than whatever this is"

[@superiornightwing]

For kids who are disabled or just not able to attend school for whatever reason. this is amazing. This is a great first step into interacting with people. I think some groups of people this is more helpful than hurtful.

[@MisticChan]

i can see how this type of schooling could be helpful to someone but probably not the people they are intending it for. it could be a good way for chronically ill or injured students to still get an education while somewhat being able to socialize with others

[@faenethlorhalien]

As a professor who had to teach what they called "hybrid classes" during the pandemic, having a situation in which a bunch of students are at home, under zero control, just does not work. Not only it causes a lot of stress to professors, because you have to focus on the students in the classroom and those online, which causes LOTS of stress (our brains are not ready for it, and even less if you're 40), but there's no way of making sure the students at home are taking the classes seriously. At some places I worked, the policy was "students need to keep their camera on". They'd still spend the class watching tv or anime or reading manga. In other places, it was "no camera, as we want to preserve privacy", which meant they'd show up for roll call, only to ignore the rest of the class or go watch tv, and then excuse themselves with "I was in the loo" when called out for not answering. At the colleges I teach, in those departments where students were majoring what I teach, there has been a significant drop of proficiency compared to years prior for the students who had to take online lessons and they themselves admit it. Mind you, they were victims of a system that was the best that could be cobbled together due to the circumstances, as life and lessons had to go on despite of the restrictions, but either everyone is online, and by everyone I mean EVERYONE, and we professors would risk being replaced by an AI, let's be real here, or everyone is in the classroom.

[@faenethlorhalien]

All of my 4th year students who are graduating this year told me the same: they started their degree taking regular classes, then the pandemic hit, and during those 2 - 2 and a half years of restrictions and full or partial online classes and restrictions to club activities, they really missed the human element, being able to interact with people of their generation and that's the only thing they regret from their experience. They also see positives of the pandemic, though: during job-hunting, most companies now carry out most interviews and seminars online, with only the very last 1 (or 2 at max) interviews, when you sign the contract, requiring you to go to the main office in Tokyo or Osaka.

[@nmmeswey3584]

This feels like one of those newspaper clippings you'd find in the early levels of a sci fi horror/post apoc game.

[@zigzagboom]

I agree completely with your points. As someone who WAS bullied throughout elementary and high school (and has a learning disability). I can’t deny going to in person school is extremely important for social development. The only benefit I see is for people who have physical disabilities. I saw a lot of comments mentioning this. Or maybe for those who are to far from public schools. Or those whose areas have constant weather school cancellations? But other than those situations I never see this being the future.

[@ruuddehaan1906]

Having this as a weekend online club meetup thing sounds dope but having this as a school replacement seems really out of touch with reality

[@BrinPaints]

I guess the upside is that maybe you can help people who are falling down the hiki-hole, get them back in school getting qualifications, get them interacting with people digitally and then start having like one day they come in for real, then 2, then 3 etc.

[@Hunterchuck]

VRCHAT has given us plenty of evidence contrary to what Joey is worried about. It has shown to boost confidence in people to where they socialize more. VTUBERS show same results. Also bullies hit different when they are in a loli cat girl avatar so I don't see that being an issue either.

[@monsieurduquack5440]

Feels like attending school via Teams with extra steps

[@LadyViolet1]

Not really. Having a space to actually move around in makes a huge difference in vr chat (vr chat is what I'm familiar with so everything will be from that perspective but its also vr) for example. There's a huge difference between being in a discord call or something similar and being in a vr chat world. The main thing being how audio works is distance based. If someone is farther away they're quieter and if they're closer they're louder this replicates a real world room a lot better, multiple people can have a conversation at once without talking over everyone in the room or having pre-planned groups split off where no one else can hear you at all for group work. Earmuff mode allows you to lower the volume of those outside a certain range which is also great for that. Within vr chat you can have a lot more human interactions and meet people than in something like teams or whatever (I myself have a friend group that I made in vr chat and we're all planning on meeting up irl in June). This is assuming of course that there are breaks and that you can hang out after class or whatever. Now I will say I hate the "metaverse" and have no idea if it works similarly, but if it does than it'd be... ok I guess?

[@yggreuyri5822]

@@LadyViolet1 "The main thing being how audio works " so it's Discord with extra steps.

[@LadyViolet1]

@@yggreuyri5822No not really in a discord call everyone talks in your ears

[@UnknownSquid]

@@yggreuyri5822 No. You put more than 10 to 15 people in a discord call, and it totally breaks down any ability to have a proper conversation without people getting spoken over, and general audio overload. Having audio react naturally to how you turn your head, with everything sounding real rather than like it's via a call, massively improves the ability to conduct group interaction and conversation. Body language, the ability to direct our speech and visible attention physically, and also eye-contact (soon to be common tech) is also huge in actually conveying ourselves better and allowing people to know when is a suitable time to enter a discussion, or let someone else speak. etc. So no, nothing like Discord, not like Teams, not like Zoom, etc. It's like being in a room with people.

[@Ashura86AE]

when joey said get ready i dont know why but i got a tekken flashback

[@Cid_Zz]

Sword art online isn't far my friends

[@vincentopperman1420]

It should’ve happened 2 years ago 😭

[@Gordonfreeman551]

I hope they add the option if you wanna be skibidi toilet or any anime character you want in Any, and I mean ANY show even if it’s from a horror one, if so. I’m in!

[@greendragonspirit1646]

Lets hope

[@AniAke0714]

Gonna go Kirito on that blue goat, if u know u know

[@subieasunayuuki]

​@@vincentopperman1420 Not necessarily. The SAO timeline is slightly different from our own

[@LadyViolet1]

I think it's a really cool idea outside of it being attached to "meta" or whatever. As a trans woman having vr chat around helped a lot with gender dysphoria; it's a place where I've been able to voice train and see my results pay off well before HRT has really done much to my appearance. It's also helped a lot with my social anxiety given that the whole point of vr chat is to well *talk* to people it's sort of been like exposure therapy. Now it's not a perfect one to one; talking to people irl is still harder since I have autism and eye contact still freaks me out, but it's not as hard as it used to be. The culture on vr chat is also a little different since it's a lot more acceptable to just walk up and start talking with a random group of people or even just listen quietly for awhile in vr chat than it would be irl. Some things also depend on how the school would be run. Would there be breaks where students can talk to each other? Or would it just be only classes 100% of the time with no time for socializing? If it's the later I don't think it'd be a great idea.

[@Daseril]

There are a couple different points that I think this could go bad. 1. its a part of the "Metaverse" which as I understand is owned by a corporation, if it was its own independent thing or open source then I would be more on board with it. Stay away from me Zucc! 2. if its just going to be teaching the same material as in normal schools, then they haven't fixed the problem that most school material is focused on general facts and skills, and not on more practical things. Like how to do your finances, how to cook a meal for yourself, how to fix things for yourself, what are your legal and human rights, how does your government work, things like that. Good points that could come about from this. 1. depending on how it works this could mean they actually spend less time in school. if its similar to homeschooling, then you could finish things at your own pace or even ahead of schedule and spend the rest of your time pursuing a passion, earning money, or just relaxing. 2. this means more people will have headsets and can explore the different games and experiences that VR has to offer.

[@devneia]

This is just the premise of the kizuna ai anime irl - going to school and attend classes via a virtual avatar

[@gallo470]

In my opinion this should be integrated with the real world instead of replacing things like jobs or school. I dont think this should be the main way for people to interact. It does have its uses and it can even be very beneficial but the devs really have to plan this well

[@TheScratchingKiwi]

If it helps kids shut in their rooms who feel unable to go to school...

[@lyndylou752]

This was the thought that I had, there is a growing number of kids that are not going to school and I gotta agree that this may be a good alternative for trying to get them back in the classroom

[@baeber]

I might have to get a gig as a virtual teacher sign me up

[@mhdj14]

“Fun” fact about VR that everyone who gets sick from it does wrong: Do not play VR games for hours in one sitting if you get easily sick from it. You need to train yourself to get “VR legs” first (like sea legs). Play a VR game for 10 minutes EVERY day, but if you get ANY kind of uneasy feeling within those 10 minutes, immediately stop and try again the next day. Lower it to 5 minutes a day if you have to. After a successful month double it to 20 minutes a day, but lower it to 10 minutes if that's too long. Then after a successful month double the playtime again. If you can successfully lengthen your playtime for a year then, CONGRATULATIONS, you successfully have gotten VR legs and you can comfortably play VR games for as long as you want!

[@EvidentlyThinking]

No worse than online school for those interested. As someone with autism high school was the worst thing to ever happen to me, but university was perfectly fine and further jobs were fine. They're truly not missing out on much.

[@arukii1622]

I think it's a good helping tool for people who are socially anxious, as it helps them feel more at ease starting and maintaining communication. Perhaps it's not ideal as an only form of communication with others, but overall I believe that this can be helpful for a lot of people of different backgrounds.

[@eunhyuekpark6159]

Social disconnect can literally be a life ender. It makes me sad to see shuttered people who can't get out. I think its important for kids in school or even adults in the world to reach out and talk to those who see someone alone/lonely. It can take only one conversation to really change someones life for the better. Reach out people, its not that hard and you may do some REAL good for someone who needs it.

[@Elizzabeth2]

I used to pretty much live in vr for around 2-3 years give or take... it wrecked me for many reasons. I started due to stress from work and I had no friends. I escaped into a virtual world as I honestly had nothing else to do. It was more like 2 years but it still wrecked me, I can't imagine what if I stayed another 1 or 2 years. Sooooo yeah... This scares me immensely

[@arthuryamamoto2267]

As I see it, this is more of an alternative for people who would be social outcasts anyway, not really the new norm Joey. I at least highly prefer that they attend class even online, maybe to work on a work from home setup instead of just being straight up hikikomori.

[@MorTphyr]

What a dystopia

[@redred7702]

Theres already studies being done which show that the most recent generation of children are much slower at taking in and understanding verbal intonation and facial cues. This is straight up due to being chronically online + COVID. Two years, and enough damage was done that you can put into comparable numbers. As someone who can game for 16 hours non stop, fully virtual schools is a terrible idea. It can be very beneficial under specific circumstances, but society still requires these social skills that you pick up through making friends, talking to teachers, and sadly, bullying and rejection.

[@x.a.n.a_tv]

Only 16 hours that's rookie numbers atleast bump it up to 18 xD.. BUT... hear me out .. BUT if you are a responsible person with a 9to5.... 16 is perfectly fine

[@lemon_p1ss978]

Nothing I regret more than doing online school. I like being alone and that stuff- but I missed out on so much. Talking to others in real life is such a struggle- I hate having zero experience, and it sucks more when you have parents that won’t let you get experience until you graduate.

[@Digital-Wave]

With all honestly this would of be perfect during Covid-19 with or with out the anime skins.

[@theplaguedoctor6271]

0:48 Blue archive ahh school

[@kamui5579]

The specialist doctor getting called to the office (real)

[@songchxn6911]

I like ur room 🤣🤣🤣 I wish I could put pictures like what you have in ur room🤣🤣

[@HeathenHacks]

I wonder how the enrollment process would be like. Would they be able to enroll online and be interviewed by someone from the school, or would it also be in VR? Would it be required to enroll by physically going to the school? What would happen if the VR headset is not working properly? Do they get one for free? Do they still go to class, but just audio with a PNG while they wait for a replacement/or wait for the headset to get fixed? What if the software they're using is malfunctioning and had to be fixed? Do they get an off-day until it's ok again? How about when their internet sucks? I mean, sure the VR equipment is free, but what if their PC doesn't have enough specs for VR? Does the "VR equipment" include a compatible PC? I have so many questions. lol.

[@amoonlenka2872]

i was looked down in my friends group back in m highschool. To erase that memory i hoped online making a fake avataar, starting was good but again i was treated the same way by strangers(looked down upon). It's not a great feeling when i only wanted to erase such things or waiting for it to heal up. People gonna treat you the way you are and we can't blame them on every case if it happens everywhere we go. At last i just accepted the way i'm and moved on with it. I'm fine with me being boring, idc anymore

[@McDudes]

Virtual school for virtual jobs makes sense though or any job from home. And there will 100% be VR jobs in the future like isnt the main idea by meta verse (facebook) to have VR job meetings for anyone who's working at home?

[@StormEscape]

I agree with what you said. While it’s a cool concept there are definitely concerns. Actually I worry for the eyesight of the students. Since Covid, doing school online has significantly damaged my eyesight because of the amount of work. My optometrist told me that she’s increasingly seeing students who would’ve otherwise had eyes that are fine, need glasses after doing school and homework online every day.

[@flutterwind7686]

I don't mind if it's an additional option for sick students, but in person learning is crucial for the healthy growth of people. We are social beings at the core

[@LilMizRandom09]

Maybe one of the classes and it's homework could be about interaction. Like homework could be just going out to activity clubs.

[@ykHinow]

as someone with severe healt issues, this just sounds great. even tho i understand the aspect of the less devoloped social skills that result bc of online attendance. Its better then having non at all or very limited access to talk to ppl in general.

[@xionmemoria]

I was pulled out of high school for months due to illness to do what they called "homebound education". I was pretty lonely being cooped up inside for those months, and would have loved to do this instead! It has its uses, but the kids who need it are probably not the ones who will use it.

[@AricShadowDragon]

Vtuber Highschool sounds like a manga idea XD Anyways keep up the amazing videos Joey

[@jadendobson9614]

5:31 Does Japan not have online colleges?

[@jacobdrolet4262]

Amazing video Joey of virtual reality with anime waifu,fantastic job.

[@AkiraRyoji]

So...I was homeschooled for all my highschool and the moment that I switched to college I had multiple anxiety attacks and my social anxiety only got worse. I'm slowly working my way to being better in groups outside of plays and other acting things I do but that's different cause I can play a part there. If this kinda thing was around when I was younger, I would've probably gotten better at interacting with so many people and maybe even developed tools to lessen the chances of anxiety attacks that would happen sometimes multiple times a week at college. I get that it's different from seeing others face to face but it could definitely act as a buffer that can help those that have issues and is totally something I wish was there when I was younger. Still, there is no good without bad. It's kinda cool that it's happening though.

[@KirisatoChannel12]

i think it would work with people like ironmouse i meant what connor did with her it almost the same concept already with how sickly she is, connor is letting her out see the real world by bringing her around , it remind me of Yuuki story in sword art online, like how kirito create those camera and let her experience school, if you can experience school, in vr i think it does have it benefit. i dont necessarily think it a bad thing. in bullying case yeah no matter where you go it will still happen.... like it unavoidable in any place ;w; but i still think it better to give it a try, then not doing it at all

[@elspeth13]

As someone who is immunocompromised and has massive anxiety, i think this wouldve been awesome to have. I missed SO MUCH school cuz i was constantly sick or having panic attacks and i almost wasn't able to graduate because of it. I cant help that i get really sick really easily.

[@Akiros-36]

I did not know you was making these kinda videos on this channel i thought it was just music so i didn't bother to check

[@kafuuchinon]

While exciting, it also raises my concerns regarding humans society in general. In my opinion, High School (or any school) is a very important chapter in life. Whether your experience is bad or good, it’s that experience that make you today; however, with the lack of engagement in communities and environments and human interactions what would happen in the future. We will also work in metaverse too? No more ‘go to the office then work ot then go to party when the job is done’? Absolutely a delight to hear how humanity has progressed, but it is also quite tragic in my opinion.

[@aaronmccauley7874]

I'm 20, so I can't even try this out for school, but I am mentally and physically disabled so I would've loved this throughout 2020-2021.

[@McDudes]

Meta Verse is just formal VR chat or all those online hub games we had in 00s like Club Penguin. That being said DAMN I WAS BORN TO EARLY

[@jo0ke4u61]

I cant wait to have flying car in future-

[@NaomicchiDesu]

I see you point, but I also think about people who cannot get outside like the hikikomori population that end up being NEETs because they can't go to schools or work with more job opportunities that allow remote work, there should be an offer for remote qualifications as well imo

[@xsXRevanXsx]

Isn’t metaverse just a shittier VRChat? lol.

[@DaFisHSmokeZ123]

Waking up to a new Joey vid is always appreciated

[@aaronjustaaron3687]

Yeah I think its best to have options, this is just another option for people to have. Good idea and it will be interesting to see how it pans out.

[@bvf1420]

Joey if you haven’t seen it yet watch the movie surrogates. Then compare that to the Oasis from ready player one. Somewhere in between is probably going to be the end game of this if it takes off.

[@DFero13]

Literally the Starting Line of "Ready Player One", the Book. The Virtual Class Rooms.

[@TdogGaming_Vods]

this is awesome! VR didnt even exist when i graduated Highschool, man not having to be around other people IRL AND being able to stay at home would of been DOPE!! which grant it i wasnt an introvert in highschool, i also didnt have social anxiety back then. 2012 feels like a century ago

[@QuantumConundrum]

Those are valid concerns. I wonder what would happen if there was enforced goverment policy to do this for 3 years. Makes you think what kind of damages that could do?

[@aspen9102]

I think being a high school is the problem here, there are so many other applications that would be of extreme benefit to anyone, especially in under developed countries, a bunch of people cant afford a uni or college degree, usually the solution to that is to take online courses that give out degrees, but some people have a huge problem focusing on the online lessons and cant actually learn anything unless their headspace is fully on a classroom where you can interact with other like minded people, having this virtual classom ideia in this kind of space for people taking online lessons would be amazing

[@sweetybait]

I think this could do as a facilities to acomodate some pople that have problem living in society, especially in japan where the importance to "looks good" is emphasized to the point that they won't disclose any problem in their family open to other. being different than other is a topic on this mater too because even if the environtment is being kind to them, some pople get easily disheartened by it in jp.

[@aliasjon8320]

5:31 "No VR universities, No VR jobs" *yet* . The kind of technology you end up working with when you are in rhe educational phases of your life and go a long way towards creating lifetime customers , its why apple targets college students with student discounts around macs , why chromebooks are pitched to high schools . I do think a long term goal for a lot of companies in this space is to try and create VR alternatives to a lot of adult/working life type things. I can see VR university related stuff being a natural next step if this thing takes off for schools.

[@spiele_maus]

I think this idea is good for people that otherwise would have a very hard time going to school (for example due to disabilities, very remote location etc) as VR allows for much more interactions than a simple video conference. But this is the only reason I see for it. This is definitely not something I see as a replacement for irl school, and like you said, attending school is something very important for your social development

[@taxinvasion260]

_"From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the Pixels and Polygons of Commissioned Blender models. I aspired to the purity of vrchat's Black Cat lounge..."_ If I _were_ to yap tho, nah yeah, I dun think this is _that_ weird tbh, or new either. Platforms like vrchat have been and are currently used for several online buisnesses (gyms, therapy, clubs, venues, etc) and schools are also a buisness that could/have functioned online (or virtually). Solely in terms of education some games have famously been used like this, in official or unofficial ways, such as minecraft education edition. Also the ability to attend education online has been present for ages (Not just zoom classes) and are of great avantage of those who cannot attend schooling due to things like physical limitations, commuting issues, etc (or, just it's general ease of access and cheaper cost in comparison). I disagree with the idea that an online class has any signifigant loss in interaction here given (especially in this case) these interactions are through vr, as well as the basis for disagreement coming from a comparison of playing games in vr versus the experience of attending proper eductaion in vr. (I do agree with the concern of exhaustion over long periods in vr tho, let alone months of focused reading or virtual writing in the air without the pressure of a table and without a pencil. Imagine how janky you're handwriting would be if, for ALL of highschool, the majority of you writing shit down was with a _valve index controller.)_ inb4 "I aint readin all that" Based. Twas yapping.

[@benparker1822]

Frothing? Why not drooling or sparkly-eyed? Or all three?

[@CrossRoadsOfTime]

Personally i found socializing in my high school was so drastically different from what it was in college or what it's like for me now that i can't help but to laugh at the idea that High School is susposed to prepare you for that. As all it did for me was make me terrifed with how nasty it was and all these stupid extra rules i seemed to always be breaking and be made fun of. That largely where forgotten in college and now non existent. Na i think something like this would be helpful. Especially depending on how its implemented, i used to be the most quiet shy person ever. But through playing a mmo where i felt safe enough to try to come out of my shell, because i could always delete the avatar if something went wrong, and finally actually started to learn how to socialze. A real HS is what put me into my shell and it took something like this to get me back out.

[@connorbutters8479]

possibly useful for students who have conditions that prevent them from going to school. though it will definitely have a disastrous effect on snow days

[@rebeccachia]

Interesting, and I agree with everything you say. Cooking and making a tent in VR is gonna be very different in the real world 😅and it will encourage more isolation after graduation if kids get too comfortable and it's normalised to their own reality.

[@KS-zt4nd]

Maybe having it be hybrid would be a good idea. Something like 3 days in person, 2 days in VR per week or similar. I was one of those people that didn't live near their highschool, as my local "home" school wasn't great so I searched elsewhere. It wasn't that far physically, but because of Miami traffic, it would take at least 20 minutes, if not 30 to get to school. Combine that with a start time of 7:20am, and I was waking up at unholy hours to get ready for school. If every other school day was in VR, there would at least be some relief from that. Not to mention for parents. Since my school wasn't my local, buses did not come to take me to that school, it literally wasn't an option. My parents had no choice but to wake up at that time as well to take me. Having it be hybrid would give students the social aspect, while also giving them more relaxed stay at home days when they can sleep/rest better and have more time for themselves after school.

[@Nothereforit174]

I don’t know that students need even more down time, they’ve been getting that and reduced curriculum in the States and all we’re seeing is testing scores and literacy drop. I’m not against changing the hours slightly that they spend in school perhaps or offering more vacations. In my area summer was three months when my mother attended school, it’s been less than two and a half my entire life and a little shorter each year. Maybe they need to stop holding high schoolers an hour later when teens are in need of more sleep to develop healthily. Things like that make sense but letting them be encouraged to see education as an interruption to their chill time and something to invest bare minimum time in is how ignorant citizens are raised up. To your point about getting up in the morning...Parents need to start teaching their children to keep a nighttime routine and reasonable hours past elementary school. It’s not an early start to be up before seven. That’s normal for most working people even without kids because the work day often starts at 8 these days. That being said, I do remember knowing we weren’t considered late until five minutes past eight up but having teachers deduct points if we didn’t make it our desks by 7:45 so I think school should start at 8 and mean that. No one is guaranteed an easy time getting to school or anywhere really so it’s unfortunate in heavy traffic filled places but they’re gonna have to learn to wake up anyway and be used to accomplishing tasks in less than ideal situations. Plus if VR is gonna be another relaxed day then there’s no point in even having school those days. Students will just put off the work until it’s due and not learn the content which seems to be the observed norm, they tread education as a checklist of inconvenience for a grade. School makes them be more present mentally an allows a teacher to facilitate active learning to help information stick. As for parents getting up early, well they had children and shouldn’t expect them to just exist at home. VR students engage less with other students so their social skills suffer and they normalize not being an active member of their community. What do they reasonably need to be chilling for constantly? Go join a sports club or a volunteer club. They should learn to be part of something greater than themselves. It was never the students who wanted to go home and chill that went far after graduating. They have no skills or anything they’re invest in to go after. Their grades are never excelling and even if they’re decent enough, that’s so normal that without adding participation in something, universities don’t care. They look for students who are going to add something unique to their class or innovative minds. Our minds are not meant to be scrolling or taking in content passively constantly. They’ll limit their own neurodevelopment at crucial points. City infrastructures need to change but we can’t give up on kids in the meantime. It’s scary to me how different younger gen z is from my half. They don’t know how to collect credible information and they are shallow with self obsessed tendencies that render them incapable of taking in criticism or even evaluating it. They don’t have ambition and their favorite reading material is erotica that often features abuse. For zoomers like me education was still promoted heavily and reading was a norm. Our books make us think about society and human nature even if they were romantic. Plus YA books could mention sex without being gratuitous and showing healthy dynamics or not glorifying the ones that were bad. We had to think. Now they read sex fantasies by middle aged men and women who sometimes write characters as seventeen to avoid competition in the adult industry and feed off the large audience for YA. It’s a whole thing. And with Japan already being a heavy patriarchy where girls are left behind in education easier and more likely to fall into poverty that precedes sex work, I don’t think children need even less oversight there with girls subsequently being taught to value education less. They’re already heavily targeted by av scouts as teens since the legal age dropped. Educational institutions need to start focusing on being a place to bring up anyone, against the odds even, and that means hard work and time investment on all sides. I can’t speak for their funding but instead of sending kids home to save money, I’d like to see our politicians worry about making sure it’s not just privileged students with expansive libraries, up to date textbooks not falling apart from age, and college entrance exam prep. My high school had the bad end because we were the side with all the Black families like my own in majority. I wanted to be able to take physics like the white kids across town and have a building that was accessible for my walking condition(only they had wheelchair accessibility and working elevators, our students had to walk up two flights of stairs or more with crutches and mobility impairment). Admittedly when I could finally dual enroll it helped me control my time better but also made me want to come to school less. Perhaps students could benefit from taking classes in rotation instead of being forced to do seven periods. If there’s a mandatory extracurricular I wouldn’t hate that. Engagement and still less continuous class time daily to avoid burnout. Sorry for the long comment lol, hard to capture all these thoughts in bite sizes but I’ve done VR and had family who did it so I know where it’s pitfalls for teens, even worse if they’re neurodiverse like me. ADHD sucks with hybrid. Teens already do better with interactive lessons involving people but many flat out can’t do work well without them. Reading Shakespearean a class with roles was much more beneficial for my retention than the year a teacher had us read it largely at home and then just test on it

[@gamplexx3252]

If this ever happens, it should be a absolute reminder everyday for those kids that one day they're going to have to interact with real world scenarios so they know what to expect when they do get out of school or off school hours.

[@dracokiro]

I agree... I'm torn and see both sides. I will say here in the states we don't really have a federal standard across school types. So it's really no different from remote learning or homeschooling. And I was a person that was very much against homeschooling for the same reason; but in recent years due to the lack of education standards, education fund, and the new revisionist history attempts, alternative school methods are getting more merit.

[@timer04]

I really think this could be good for people with strong autism.

[@alexandrem4777]

Yeah i agree, but not like permanently.

[@pakdeus2150]

this reminds me how difficult to approach unkown person just with their apperiance. Imagine only interact through an avatar, must be horrible that say I wonder if we can implement something like 'floating titles' like in mmorpg to make it easier for people to interact? like badge to their clothes that says" you can ask me for help, I'm guanranteed by the country, or so"

[@p1ural391]

I think instead of going all in within VR school, start with utilizing VR as classroom materials first. Especially for college and university degrees.

[@Poochkies]

I feel like this could work if the kids have exposure to the real world outside of school. If you take homeschooling for example, kids don’t stay at home forever alone or anything like that. They attend clubs, sports, and other activities outside of school. Personally, school was full-on terrible for me. Lots of anxiety. I feel that I just didn’t fit into the system well, and if I had a VR program as a homeschooling thing, where I could connect with kids with similar interests and make lifelong friends (possibly even meeting up IRL) with a combination of fun stuff to do outside of school that would give me that IRL interaction (theatre, tennis, etc), then I would have had a much better time. This is another perspective to take into consideration, and I think your concerns are valid. There should be more thought put in place about how kids should interact with VR school in combo with their day-to-day lives.

[@warrenelkins1861]

I think this would be better for teaching adults around the world your local culture and language . If every culture around the world had classes like this it would create more understanding and maybe more positive tourism .

[@SeraSeraYT]

if there's one thing I can think of that this can prove beneficial is for people with disabilities and health issues that are monitored all or most of the day and I think they should be the priority for this educational setup. And yes! as much as we despise interacting and dealing with other people, it's a very crucial skill we need to develop in order to be functional adults.

[@Spectrum3900]

This is a perfect solution for kids that are in hospitals/hikikomori - bed-ridden - and can now get an education. All good in my book! Same for older generation with lower mobility that can continue their education if they want to.

[@BinhLe-ll5mv]

Wearing a VR headset for hours is just very uncomfortable, at least for most headsets on the market right now. For me, that's the biggest downside of this VR school thing. However though, people have been teaching courses on VRChat for a time now and I gotta say it does can evolutionize many aspects of learning, not just providing convenience.

[@FlimsyRanger]

(this is all a bit) You are right Joey! It's a good thing that this company has just announced an accompanying college program that can accommodate with these changing times. And wouldn't you know it, they are working on several virtual spaces for office workers to use as well, to make sure that the problems they caused won't hold people back so long as they keep using their product 🎉 Don't worry, as long as everyone adopts this technology there won't be a problem 😊

[@Momo-kun88]

In limited situations, I see the benefit, but socializing is an important skill. You can't learn to read people and situations without experiencing it.