As I just now pass 5,000 hours of time spent playing Neos VR I feel like I should do something with that but I don't know what XD. Might as well take note of some thoughts.
I'm certainly not going to stop any time soon. Just pausing to consider a few things about spending a huge chunk of my life in a VR fantasy world. I probably spent less than an hour of Neos *not* being in VR.
Neos gives me the tools to create literally anything, so naturally this become ways to play out statue fantasies. All of my time has been spent working on ASFR-related things or hanging out with ASFR fans.
As for time spent as a statue it's probably been 100 hours of that. Most of the time I'm the one doing the statue making. I still never tire of being petrified, and I hope I can spend a lot more time on decor duty.
But I'm not the only one whom will take the role of 'sculptor' to transform others. I don't really know any 'dominants' with it, but I've met many kinksters. I describe them as folks who aren't desiring a power role, but just like being in an environment where anything goes, and transformation can happen to anyone. My best days in Neos are being around folks like that. Some days I'll go camera crazy and be the "last man standing", and some days I'll end up being zapped and given some time to stew on my stony predicament.
Obviously spending this much time in virtual reality has had an impact on reality, but not in a way that I feel is all that bad.
In this day and age; despite all the marvels and wonders we have as people, I think most folks will say that life is stressful and disappointing in the day-to-day. We spend such a small chunk of our lives experiencing anything truly fulfilling, amazing, or immersive with our varied desires and goals. I find petrification to be the greatest concept imaginable, so I warrant spending as much time as I can doing what I love. Success in society doesn't bring me any closer to playing out these aspirations.
As for what I've done in Neos so far, I'm pretty proud of myself. I feel I'm at the point where there's nothing I couldn't make. It's just a matter of time and energy, really.
I wish the doors of Neos could be open to all, but identity is important to us, and it's difficult to prepare someone to be what they feel they need to be in order to enjoy it. I got to the point that I'm very happy with how I look and I don't need anything else, but introducing someone new to the game means spending a great deal of time aiding them in ways they can't help themselves. It's sadly unavoidable. I needed help at first to know how to customize myself, too.
But as it stands, the worst part of being in Neos is how much focus and effort goes into customization and presentation. I am reaching my limit for going through the motions of meeting someone, teaching them the controls, then spending hours helping them look good and have features. I have easily spent >1,000 hours working on others in ways I wish I didn't have to. I feel I've lost friends who became capable of customization, and were dragged down by others to spend all their free time pimping out avatars instead of playing and having fun.
But when everyone gets together and comes prepared, leaving their IRL troubles at the door, and gathers to enjoy some statue transformation fun, there's nothing like it. It's simply the greatest.
If you read this, thanks for reading.