Virtual reality pornography

While the older innovations in the presentation of erotica were less confusing, this one presents several dilemmas. The blurring of real, physical sex and cybersex may well change society in unalterable ways, because, frankly, sometimes the object of desire in the computer may be more physically attractive than the real one. Whereas some people want a real relationship, and no one can stay in a machine forever, some people just want to fuck. And VR pornography will be a perfect solution for that. No more one night stands. Want sex? Boot up the machine. With luck, you can even have realistic sex with another person on two machines, and it will be just like the real thing.

The drop of the taboo surrounding sex may result in a Brave New World-like society, where sex is a thing that little children engage in for fun. In fact, virtual reality pornography may redefine porn itself. When you fully immerse yourself in the experience, is it porn any more? Or is it real sex? There are many issues that many arise out of this technology. Not just erotica. Society may very well be changed greatly by this.

If such technology does come out in my lifetime, all I know is, I'll be on the computer all day long.

For example: Sony was selling Betamax to movie and television studios and then tried to market video players to the home audience. This allowed small independent smut film makers to market a product that allowed people to watch smut over and over and over without having to be seen in the vicinity of their local XXX cinema. The market created by Sony swelled, many other companies entered, an inferior but more cost-effective format, VHS, was born. So now you and I can watch Tampopo or The Matrix any time we want.

In the same way, VR pornography and the search for it fuels much of the work done in VR. As well as streaming video and so on. The development of crystal clear moving images, variable perspectives, and increasing interactivity will unfortunately have much less to do with medical students enacting a technique and chemists fiddling with mock-ups of molecules than getting the beading just right in the moisture of someone's nether regions.

Oh well.