since the name tags in game are apparently canon now???, ive decided to make a few head canons on what the could be (other than floating text in the ski):
- the name tags are like the item in the game, just name tags like you'd wear at a job as a waiter (when you press F1 and your hotter and arm and nametag disappear, you're just taking it off)
- this one coincides with the comms; everyone's name is on their comms and when you meet someone new, you customarily add each others contact to your comms
- maybe when you meet a new person (aka, get in the same minecraft chunk as them) their name goes straight to your comm
- when someone is far away in game and you can see their name tag until they shift, its instead their comm having the location on and shifting is just them turning it off
- pressing tab in game shows the people online, so it's just the comms displaying the player list and highlighting who's on(aka not asleep)
fun stuffs lol