Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-174.131.124.91-20141202182050/@comment-3250527-20150130041301

@Ask Balloon Boy

The touch-calibration was most likely so that the system could decide the length of your limbs, though some players have altered the length of their arms and legs (which makes you have a balance problem—such as Shirou Shiroe from Log Horizon).

@Caitykitty1

The touching does not specify anything. The only body area that mattered in SAO was the head and face areas, which were deep scanned with microwaves. Thus, the NerveGear would be able to sculpt your face automatically... because of outrageously efficient future CPUs.

@Anon 162.156.114.6

You really are a dim one aren't you... Can you be a female if you're gay, or a male if you're a lesbian? Now, if you inquired about transgenders, that would be a more sensible question (and that's one answer we have no proof for).