Last Updated on October 24, 2022
Virtual reality has been rising in video games, mainstream movies, porn, and travel for years. The adult entertainment industry was one of the earliest adopters of the technologies that make VR so exciting, including haptics, remote control sex toys, VR headsets, and more. That could be why the rise of VR sex has aligned with the advancement of the technology that drives it. As the technology improved with more realistic VR experiences possible, the porn industry and adventurous sex enthusiasts have quickly taken full advantage of these shiny new toys!
What Exactly Is VR Sex?
VR sex comes in two distinct flavors. The first is voyeuristic, using a VR headset to passively enjoy the sex someone else is having as if you were there virtually. That includes things like watching 360-degree renditions of porn scenes through your favorite VR headset.
The second and far more intimate form of VR sex uses VR headsets during actual sex with someone else. For example, let’s say you’re with a girl who hates anal sex and who happens to be a brunette – but you’re in the mood for deep anal sex with a buxom blonde. Instead of finding another girlfriend, you can strap on a headset, and while she uses her mouth on you, you can see and fully engage with the anal blonde pornstar of your dreams. It looks and feels like the real thing, and everyone enjoys their time in bed together.
Numerous studies have suggested virtual reality pornography can produce an even more positive experience than any flat monitor. On its own, VR will never really compete with meeting people in real life. As a way to augment the sex you’re already having, however, it can be quite an accelerant because virtual reality sex offers the participants a variety of different environments and partners available digitally at any time. Feel like having sex on Mars? Now you can. Just put a headset on you and your partner to share a virtual space on a distant planet during passionate sex that happens in real-time any time you want.
How Far Has VR Sex Come Already?
One of the earliest adult performers to adopt virtual reality technology in a shoot was Ela Darling back in 2014, and VR porn has grown quite a bit since then. For people who have not experienced virtual reality yet, the feeling can be hard to explain because the sensory limits prevent you from getting the full effect.
The good news is some of the most significant advances have come in pricing. Headsets used to cost upwards of $3,000 each and are now available for only a few hundred bucks, so the best advice, if you haven’t tried VR, is to stop asking what it’s like and see for yourself. It’s fun!
How Has VR Sex Changed?
One of the most significant ways it’s changed is the expanded awareness people have that it exists. As technology becomes more accessible to people around the planet, more are taking advantage of the plethora of benefits that virtual reality sex brings. The ability to connect with a partner or a new sex friend in intimate ways and in real-time virtually is fantastic.
Getting cameras and setups for more realistic experiences is easier, and the ability to utilize avatars has also increased accessibility. Create your own fantasy characters and get it on virtually with your sex partners. Be aware that there are other capabilities virtual reality offers, including being able to interface with remote control sex toys.
These days, you can take advantage of sex toys that connect wirelessly, so you can have real intimate experiences with people who are thousands of miles away. Some toys react to what one person is doing as the other controls the device, while others have capabilities that allow both partners to feel pleasurable simultaneously based on what the other person is doing with their sex toy. These technological advances bring higher amounts of pleasure and new ideas into the mix for other virtual reality technologies.
Sharing Virtual Reality With Others
As a fan of new technologies, sex, and new ways to experience pleasure, you can share virtual reality with other people. Entry into VR sex is easier than ever, with the ability to utilize your cell phone and Google Cardboard, an inexpensive way to join in on the fun.
Sharing VR fun with others is an excellent way to connect, especially since it’s still something many people haven’t done yet. Even though it’s on the rise, there’s a long way to go in normalizing virtual reality.
What Will Be Future Bring?
The future will bring a ton of excitement and additional technological advances that will make VR sex and VR porn even more realistic. People will interact with others utilizing their exact motion in full virtual detail that’s nearly impossible to differentiate from real life.
VR sex already allows people to meet each other in virtual worlds and get to know each other in real-time. With many different options available for people to express themselves, including through fun avatars, the possibilities will be even greater as time goes by.