// Glossary
Projection
6 topics
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Has a Favorite Vocaloid Song Ever Articulated My Emotions?
The psychological process of overlaying one’s internal state onto an external object (song, lyrics) to assign meaning.
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Does One's Attitude Toward the Relationship Between Ideal and Reality in Creation Connect?
Overlaying one's inner desires or unresolved emotions onto creation or characters. Longing for ideal relationships is often a projection onto real human relationships.
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Can You Understand Your Own Emotions Through Creation?
Reflecting one's inner emotions, desires, and experiences onto the characters or stories one creates. The key to self-understanding.
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What Happens When We Feel Personhood in a Mechanical Voice
The psychological process of overlaying one's own emotions and memories onto an external object. Especially prominent in Vocaloid songs.
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Is Depicting Ideal Relationships an Act of Resignation to Reality?
Overlaying one's unrealized wishes and emotions onto fictional characters or relationships. Can also serve as a means of self-understanding.
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When You Find a Character Who Voices Your Emotions
Overlaying one's emotions or experiences onto a character. Triggers the feeling of being voiced, but can blur the boundary with reality if excessive.