From the age of AI, with apps and websites allowing users to generate NSFW games and images, deep fake porn videos, and even create their own erotica using pre-made prompts, technology in the adult industry has grown.
In today’s article, our focus will be on the rise of virtual reality and how VR products can offer new and exciting ways to experience porn.
What is Virtual Reality?
From gaming to fitness (for Star Wars lovers, check out the fun Beat Saber workout!) to education, virtual reality (VR) has quickly grown in popularity within multiple industries.
But what is it?
In simplest terms, VR is a computer-generated environment with scenes and objects that appear real, immersing the user in their surroundings. This is done with VR headsets, which the user puts on to immerse themselves in virtual environments, including walk-throughs and movies.
As well as offering new ways to work out, learn, and even immerse yourself in online communities, VR has also taken the adult industry, namely porn, by storm as well.
What Makes VR Porn Different?
Like with any porn, the whole aim is to allow the viewer to bring their fantasies to life. So what makes VR porn any different from watching traditional porn?
The significant part of watching VR porn with the headset on is that it allows you not just to watch two, three, or groups of attractive people have sex for your voyeuristic viewing pleasure, but also allows you to feel like an active participant.
Currently, you can find 180 and 360-degree VR porn that allows you to use the VR headset to explore the environments you are in as you enter the world of your favorite porn, such as looking around the exotic environment you are in, as well as moving around the people you are watching having sex. However, what sets VR porn apart from traditional porn is the popularity of point-of-view (POV) porn that allows you to feel like an active participant, such as watching as you are given a blowjob or watching the model as you ‘have sex’ with them.
As VR evolved throughout the 2010s, so too has the VR porn industry, with sites dedicated to explicitly showing VR porn so you can simply connect your headset and go! Not to mention the new VR-integrated sex toys that allow you to sync your vibrators to the VR porn you are viewing.
Are There Any Ethical Considerations For VR?
Like anything involving the porn industry, VR porn has been met with resistance from scientists and conservative, anti-porn voices alike, with many citing ethical considerations that need to be taken into account when it comes to VR for porn.
These considerations include a concern that virtual reality will blur the line between reality and fantasy as people rely on VR worlds to cope rather than seek real connections.
Other concerns focus on addiction, as both video games and porn have been cited to be highly addictive, and melding the two together may see a rise in addiction to both. However, porn addiction has never been scientifically proven.
Others include sensory vulnerability, with the headsets causing visual and hearing impairments. And overstimulation occurs as people overuse the VR headsets, and even desensitization towards violent and extreme acts occurs as people use VR to play games.
From a VR porn focus, there is an ethical concern that it will set unrealistic expectations of sex. This concern can be found throughout the conversations concerning any form of porn, as well as a desensitization to extreme scenarios and addictive behavior, as people become reliant on it over human connection.
Alongside this, with the headsets being connected to the computer, there have been many worries about underage children being more easily able to access VR and regular porn or even be exposed to adult content via the pre-made apps for the VR headset (such as the ones available on Meta’s Quest 3) without parents knowing. VR headset makers are considering adding built-in parental controls to address this issue.
What Are The Best VR Products You Can Use For Porn?
To watch VR porn, there is a need for VR products; these tend to be headsets that the user wears to block out reality and immerse themselves in these online spaces.
As VR technology expands, so too does the range of VR products.
But which VR products are the leading ones suitable for adult content?
Check out Adult Site Brokers list of the best VR products you can use for porn below:
Oculus Quest
Originally known as Oculus Quest, it has now been renamed Meta Quest; this Meta-owned product is one of the most advanced pieces of VR tech. This is the perfect VR product for porn. If you want that plug-and-play experience due to how easy it is to use, plug in, select the meta browser, and type in the porn site you would like to visit, and you are good to go. On the downside, however, as it is a Meta product, you must sign in with your Facebook account, and the headset itself is on the pricey side; the current model, the Meta Quest 3, starts at $99 and requires your PC to be VR-ready.
HTC Vive
With the following-level graphics and a light headset, the HTC Vive headset is perfect for watching porn if you’re not looking to sign in to Facebook to use it. Before you can watch your favorite 360-degree VR porn, you first need to download and install the GizmoVR player for Vive.
Then there are a couple of ways you can watch VR porn using the HTC Vive, either open the VR porn site on your browser on a desktop or laptop, select the site you want to watch, find the right video, and then click the Play in Vive/Oculus option in the settings, once you have granted permission it should automatically play via the app, and you need to plug your headset in.
Or, you can watch directly through the headset by opening the app now in the headset, typing on the VR porn site you want, and you’re ready to go.
And finally, by installing the VIVE Focus accessory, you can transfer VR porn videos to the accessory via your computer and then open it within the headset to access your library or VR porn. On the downside, these headsets start at $599, making them pricey and requiring your PC to be VR-ready.
Valve Index
Boasting high specs, the Valve Index is a PCVR headset that takes VR porn to the next level. It’s the perfect VR product for VR enthusiasts.
Watching porn via this headset is easy; simply use Microsoft Edge to search for the porn site you want, select the streamVR option at the bottom of the video, and off you go.
You can also download directly to the headset; install the PLAY A VR Video Player or Skybox VR Video Player app to play your downloaded files. Starting at $500, with the complete set of headsets, controllers, and base station reaching $999, the Valve Index is one of the more expensive models. It is also PC tethered, so you must ensure your PC is VR-ready.
Sony PS VR
For all of you who own a PS4 or PS5, the Sony PSVR is for you! Simply choose the VR porn site you want, download the files in the correct format, and save them to your Littlestar app via the PlayStation store. While the PSVRs are great for 360-degree viewing and high specs, downloading the files can be time-consuming and tricky, especially if you share the PlayStation with others! These start at $399; luckily, you do not need to own an expensive VR-ready laptop.
Samsung Gear VR
Although it has been discontinued, if you are an avid Samsung user and already own one, the Samsung Gear VR is the perfect headset for you! The headset was designed in collaboration with Oculus and featured a lightweight design, a touchpad, and a back button for easy access. However, it was only compatible with Samsung smartphones, so to watch VR porn, you needed to connect it to your phone and then use the phone’s internet to find the VR porn site you wished to browse.
Conclusion
The rise of VR porn has become popular due to the ability to make users feel like they can put themselves in their favorite movies, allowing them to experience new ways to stimulate their senses as they get off.
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