#half-life vr but the ai is self-aware

[bunny-heels]

this whole stream was a loyalty test and some of you bitches FAILED.

#the bun talks #hlvrai #half-life vr but the ai is self-aware #half life vr but the ai is self aware

[dizzyhslightlyvoided]

Benrey: Heyyyyy. What's uuuuuup. It's meeeee --

Gordon: Stop!

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Black Doom: I knew this was gonna happen.

Shadow: What? What do you mean you knew this was going to happen!?

Black Doom: I'm telling you -- look. I'm ... I like everything, I'm a great cool ... I feel a good, but you make me angry!

#shenanigans #rtvs #hlvrai #half-life vr but the ai is self-aware #half life vr but the ai is self aware #snapcube #real-time fandub #real time fandub #sonic #shadow 2005 #black doom #shadow the hedgehog #incorrect quotes #you got to FLIP it TURN-WAYS #fusion is just a cheap tactic to make weak memes stronger #benrey #gordon freeman #gordon freeman hlvrai

[least-sexy-man-competition]

THE GRINCH VS BENREY

ROUND 1 SIDE A

REMEMBER TO VOTE FOR WHO YOU THINK IS MORE SEXY! THE LOSER WILL MOVE ON!

#least sexy man #least sexy man poll #bracket #polls #tournament polls #the grinch #grinch #dr. seuss #benrey #benrey hlvrai #hlvrai #Half-Life VR But The AI Is Self-Aware #half life vr but the ai is self aware #half life vr but the ai is selfaware #round 1 #side a

[mr-e-nigma]

I think about this tweet often. Just realized how Them it is

#I love doing the ben/rey pronoun gag #it’s so funny to me #you just know ben would do smth like that if rey had twitter #it’s fun. actually using them too #like in that sentence #hlvrai #frenrey #benrey hlvrai #gordon feetman #he’s not technically here but. it’s about him #half-life vr but the ai is self-aware #hlvrai incorrect quotes

[skittikyu]

Don’t FUCK with the SCIENCE TEAM !!

#my art #hlvrai #half life vr but the ai is self aware #half-life vr but the ai is self-aware #hlvrai gordon #hlvrai benrey #hlvrai tommy #hlvrai coomer #hlvrai bubby #sort of a redraw of the lineup i did of them back in june now that i have more set designs i use for them

[lunchables--official]

Gordon is notably characterized by his obnoxious and deeply uncool behavior but he's also defined by an incredible earnestness and desire for things to be taken seriously . And Benrey, on the other hand, is obnoxious too but for the exact opposite reasons-- devaluing things that, by Gordon's standards, should be taken seriously (such as murder) while playing up the absurdity and inconsistent application of rules in general (and also acting like a fucking third grader).

In that way the two of them have a lot in common, but with that one major caveat of seriousness . Really, they're both pretty earnest, and they both just wanna make jokes n have fun-- Gordon wants to be a justin.tv streamer and he talks to himself like an anime protagonist (GORDON SPRINT!!) and Benrey's whole thing is having his day ruined bc he couldn't play games with his friends . But Benrey also knows treating the game like it's real is idiotic, while Gordon can't help but treat it as if it were (and Scorpy Socpens n Wayne R. TV use this for some extremely good comedy).

In addition to THAT, you have Coomer, who, over the course of the webseries, realizes his life is a lie and his world is fake - subsequently becoming more lucid, serious, and aloof. His character arc brings up the question of What Does It Truly Mean, To Be Alive? (a tried and true story point !) They're all functioning on different understandings of their world-- they all understand nothing matters, but Coomer is just now realizing, and Benrey's always known it, and Gordon method acts so hard that he almost forgets it.

With that context HLVRAI becomes an argument on existential nihilism -- Coomer presents the question "nothing is real so is living this life valuable?" and Benry's response is essentially "no- if nothing matters then why care ? Do whatever you want forever ." And Gordon's is "of COURSE it's valuable, fuck you, this may not matter but I can care and try and hope and LIVE, BABY!!! leave me and my magmar plush OUTTA THIS!!" Quite a 4chan vs Tumblr argume(I am shot and killed)

But even though I describe Gordon as v earnest and sincere, it's not enitrely accurate, bc while he has a lot of Genuine Expressions of Emotion, he also seems to use anger to mask laughter ("if i had a knife i would gut you" said with an audible smile). Makes him seem less genuine and more like he's playing up the reactivity, but you still get a rly potent feeling that these are people he enjoys being around, and I'm sure that's also just Wayne R. TV playing gmod with his friends bleeding through .

Coomer's obviously the MOST sincere, he has literally the only lines that are SUPPOSED to be taken seriously. And Benrey may not be very sincere, but he IS (in Wayne R TV's words) the most sentimental, which is REALLY weird. He's constantly talking bullshit, but Scorpy Socpens still gives him these moments where it seems like he might actually care ("we should turn back.. we're going further . into HELL" and "why are we here? ..what happened to your arm?!") LIKE!! he and the others are all entertainers, they're all supposed to make you laugh (except for Dr. Coomer at one point), but Benrey especially, as he's this manifestation of insincerity and irony and absurdity--and yet?? some semblance of motivation??

If hlvrai is an argument on nihilism, then it's ALSO about how what makes life worth living is the people around you actually . Because of benrey's "nothing matters" mentality he gains Gordon's ire and subsequently becomes the antagonist as his stupid shenanigans are reframed as actively hindering the group (even though yeah EVERYONE gets in the way of everything all the time). Thus he becomes the Big Bad even though he's really just, not cut out for it . he knows his actions don't have meaningful consequences, but that sentimentality inevitably slips out, and yeah, his whole purpose is to be funny. you can't be funny to yourself now that's just embarrassing. he has the powers to shapeshift and time travel but he only does it when it's relevant to Gordon. i am constantly thinking about how he says "it replenishes your electronics" in this calm, mellow voice like he's got nothing to worry about and is just enjoying the moment . he just wants to play games with people, man!!!

and even though Gordon is so SO fucking uncool, he's allowed to be because he actually gives a shit!! even though they're both annoying, Benrey is the one who becomes the villain because of how detached he is. Gordon can stumble over his words and be clumsy as hell but he cares so deeply-- about the others, about putting on a show-- that his embarrassing attempts at being the hotshot hero of the story don't detract from his value. yeah this world isn't real but my friends are. yeah nothing matters but we can still try to help each other out. you are supposed to care!!! bitch

#[COUGHS AND HACKS VIOLENTLY] #hlvrai #half-life vr but the ai is self-aware #media analysis #txt #nonsense

[problematicbracket]

PROBLEMATIC BRACKET:

#Benrey #half-life vr but the ai is self-aware #hlvrai #hlvrai benrey #silco #arcane #silco arcane #arcane silco #league of legends #LoL #LoL silco #scheduled #poll #problematic bracket

[passportinspection]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware (Web Series) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Benrey/Gordon Freeman Characters: Benrey (Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware), Gordon Freeman, Original Female Character(s) Additional Tags: Body Horror, Hurt/Comfort Summary:

Gordon and his ex are still on good terms. Hopefully that doesn't change when he introduces her to Benrey.

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Very late pinch-hit for @verdantelf as part of @anything-goes-hlvrai-hl-snowman ! Thank you @verdantelf very much for your patience!

#aghl2022 #half-life vr but the ai is self-aware #benrey #gordon feetman #fanfiction #my fic

[anything-goes-hlvrai-hl-snowman]

"Anything Goes" HLVRAI/Half-Life Secret Snowman 2022

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All skill levels are welcome. Gifts can be any form of art at all, from fic to playlists to moodboards. 18+ only.

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As for what "Anything Goes" refers to: Depending on what parts of fandom you tend to hang out in, you may have noticed, over the past few years, a lot more harassment and stigma over dark fiction than there used to be. In light of that, this gift exchange was created to be a place where that sort of content is explicitly allowed (Note that this does not include promotion of IRL bigotry within such content). That doesn't mean this exchange is only for dark fiction, though. Anything goes, from the fluffiest genfic to the most twisted R-rated creations.

Matches sent out 12/10/2022

Check-in 01/08/2023

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#half-life #half life #half-life 2 #half life 2 #hlvrai #half-life vr but the ai is self-aware #half life vr but the ai is self aware #half-life vr but the ai is self aware #half life vr but the ai is self-aware #(these dash variations will be the death of me)

[greateggcult]

I feel like HLVRAI would have more tension and weight to it if the pacing got changed a little and maybe fleshed out parts of the character motivations for Benry.

Personally I would do something like give Benry awareness of previous game play throughs across consoles. Wayne Gordon might not be stealing anything but some of the other player Gordons have and will do it again. This is working with the references to other games and series within this playthrough.

Benry remembers everything every version of Gordon within the network has done. all characters in game are supposed to have their memories of events wiped at the start of a new game but for Benry that hasn’t happened. Every game he wakes up in the hallway and encounters the most unpredictable and dangerous man that can exist in that world, that being Gordon. Every Gordon thus far exists in his memories of the world. Every hacker and saint stacked into being one entity able to warp the very fabric of their reality, a version of Gordon that is the embodiment of chaos. 

so now combine that with the knowledge of existing in an imperfect time-loop and that is a form of existential torment that no doubt could lead to becoming an unhinged antagonist.

#the original was great I'm just thinking of what a movie version would be like #half-life vr but the ai is self-aware #hlvrai #benry wasn't meant to be the bad guy version

[bunny-heels]

okay so actually i'm gonna be real there was no valid reason to be upset at RTVS and this just shows that a lot of you people can't handle when things don't go your way and don't actually like RTVS as humans who make stuff for fun, you just like consuming content like a cocomelon ipad baby. so if hl2vrai comes out and you guys end up not liking it, don't come crying to them.

#the bun talks #hlvrai #half life vr but the ai is self aware #half-life vr but the ai is self-aware #as me and other people have said; this is just gmod rp fun. its not serious. it never will be.

[dizzyhslightlyvoided]

HLVRAI already made sense in and of itself, but I gained a new level of appreciation when I realized that Wayneradiotv is always using game mods or doing gimmick runs to make things awful for himself. Like we're talking about a guy who installed a Beat Saber mod which makes your computer bluescreen when you miss a note.

#shenanigans #hlvrai #half-life vr but the ai is self-aware #wayneradiotv #half life vr but the ai is self aware #rtvs

[tinyspacecowboy]

Been busy, have a doodle dump - will be posting something big soon-ish (?) hopefully. 

#half-life vr but the ai is self-aware #hlvrbtaiisa #gordon freeman hlvrai #darnold hlvrai #benrey hlvrai #shitty little doodles #( all these range from December to today so... yeah #consistency ? never heard of her ) #( the big thing is an hlvr animation btw - i'd show a peek at it but I honestly don't know how to on tumbler ) #(hoping to have it done by july or august )

[mr-e-nigma]

Tommy looking in the mirror one day and thinking “huh I look a lot like my childhood babysitter. Weird!” but ultimately moving on with his day. And then G-Man just leaves this random child with him like “watch this for me for a while” and peaces out and Tommy’s just staring at the kid like “holy shit that’s tiny me”

#time travel shenanigans <3 #tommy coolatta #hlvrai gman #hlvrai tommy #hlvrai #half-life vr but the ai is self-aware

[the-unknown-void]

HLVRAI! These designs aren’t entirely original Basically @xenodogartz ‘s designs from here. But with my own style and form I make designs. Love the blorbos <3 I have more art dump comin be warned

#hlvrai #half-life #half-life vr but the ai is self-aware #hlvrai gordon freeman #hlvrai benrey #gordon freeman #benrey #furry #art #cats #cat art #furry art #kitties #Gordon feetman #fanart #hlvrai fanart #half-life fanart #and the void stared back

[bloodheartz]

#half life #half-life #hl #half life 2 #hl2 #half-life 2 #half life vr but the ai is self aware #half life vr ai #half life edit #hlvrai #hlvrai tags are only for reach tbh