Virtual reality sex (VR sex) is a technology that allows the user to receive tactile sensations from remote participants, or fictional characters through the use of computer-controlled

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. Usually the user also wears a

virtual reality headset A virtual reality headset (or VR headset) is a head-mounted device that provides virtual reality for the wearer. VR headsets are widely used with VR video games but they are also used in other applications, including simulators and trainers. VR ...

so they can see and interact with the partner. The very first VR Porn experiences were filmed by an award winning studio called VR Bangers. Two entrepreneurs decided to leave their jobs and create an adult studio that films virtual reality sex. They have opened their site vrbangers.com in 2014 and released 21 films that became the very first VR Porn experience in the world. Since then, the studio has been pushing VR technology to another level with more camera and sound innovations for

virtual reality Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that employs pose tracking and 3D near-eye displays to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment (particularly video games), e ...

Examples

BKK Cybersex Cup

The BKK Cybersex Cup consists of a

and masturbation cup. It also comes with a mobile app which allows the users to customize their own 3D girlfriend based on their preferred body, skin tone, hairstyle and outfit. The masturbation cup has a built in motion sensor which is capable of simulating the movement and transmission of the action via Bluetooth to any smartphone that runs the 3D girlfriend app.

VirtuaDolls

The American company Eos created the VirtuaDolls which consists of a silicone sheath into which a man inserts his

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. In concert with a mechanized gripper for “intelligent stroke movement”, this allows for the VirtuaDolls controller to sync up the sensation to the action. For immersive experience, it also comes with six interchangeable sleeves with different textures to allow for varying sensations and contains a pressure sensor that determines the occupant's position within the sheath. An optional vacuum attachment adds suction capabilities and an easy-clean system. The VirtuaDolls controller is also bundled with a video game titled ''Girls of Arcadia'' in which users carry out missions to rescue girls and are rewarded by the end of the missions in having sex with them. In January 2016, the company launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds for the product, but after being swamped with orders, the creators suspended the campaign. In February 2016, it was relaunched on Indiegogo.

VR Porn and Interactive Sex Toys

This is a niche that is starting to get traction. According to the statistics published on VRSelector, in 2020, in conjunction with virtual reality porn only 3.2% of users use sex toys (

Teledildonics Teledildonics (also known as cyberdildonics) is the name coined for virtual sex encounters using networked, electronic sex toys to mimic and extend human sexual interaction. The term became known after technology critic and writer Howard Rheingol ...

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or Kiiroo products). SexLikeReal officials are noticing an uptrend for interactive sex toys use on their platform and are expecting this to keep growing. The current situation of the world, with the pandemic, is one of the reasons why virtual reality sex is increasing. There are also many (27%) VR headset owners that don't know that they can sync teledildonics with adult VR content. Another aspect that is keeping this industry from exploding, as regular 2D porn, is that the prices of the VR heasets and the interactive sex toys are quite high for the average consumer.

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Examples

BKK Cybersex Cup

VirtuaDolls

VR Porn and Interactive Sex Toys

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