3D VR Porn should be a phenomenon, as this new type of medium immerse you in it, rather than being a mere window on the erotic action. Porn in virtual reality immerses you in it, with the pornstar appearing so close it seems like you could reach out and touch them, as if you were there.
What’s not to love about this new type of porn? In our opinion, VR porn is possibly the best type of porn.
Stats show that porn is the most popular use of virtual reality, but it is still no where close to dominating traditional porn. This is primarily due, at least in part, to the fact that not many people own VR headsets.
VR growth has been slower than anticipated, while the VR industry itself struggled to attract capital in this past year. Big name player like Facebook owned Oculus, shutdown their content studio last year, and both co-founders (Palmer Luckey and Bredan Iribe) departed from the company.
But the future for VR is still brighter than ever, with the recent release of the affordable Oculus Go, in combination with many big companies provide peripheral support, the industry may finally be emerging into an era where it reach mass adoption.
When that time arrives, there is no reason virtual reality porn can’t become a new cultural phenomenon. The industry will appeal to the mass majority, and by then it should be at its absolute best. It should be able to provide unique benefits traditional pornography can’t.
After watching a shameful amount of virtual reality porn from vrporntimes, and prominent vendor Reality Lovers to determine whether, when the mass majority arrive, VR porn is poised to take off.
Our overall take: The present VR porn videos were well made and engaging, but we found a some problems that the format probably should fix if it wants to gain mainstream recognition, both as a new medium for porn and as worthwhile VR content that people would continuously come back for more.
The positions
You can view most VR porn videos from a traditional 2D perspective, but the big selling point of the whole idea is that you can also watch them from the point of view of the person. There are both male and female-centric VR porn titles that will satisfy most needs. This sounds cool in the abstract, but actually causes problems in reality.
For this kind of virtual porn video to feel realistic, you are put in the same position as the subject, whether lying down, sitting in chair, etc…
Depending on the scene, this can be difficult to watch, particularly if the physics of the chair, couch, or bed make the pornstar’s position tiresome to maintain.
But even if you secure the perfect viewing angle, keeping up that illusion requires changing position whenever the pornstar does, which is certainly more tricky than most people want to do while masturbating.
Perhaps the best solution to this is to only experience where the subject stays in the same position the whole time. But please, that’s just plan boring. No one wants to watch 25 minutes of missionary.
The format
There’s a reason we hear all the time about “VR experiences” but never actually hear about “TV experiences.” People watch virtual reality because we enjoy not just the thing there to watch, but to experience what’s around, what’s under and above it, and what’s behind it.
But the viewers and I probably all agree. but that’s not why we watch porn.
People don’t go to Pornhub seeking for an “experience.” We go there to get aroused, with a wide range fetishes, we couldn’t care less whether the sex arousal happens in a kitchen or via a spaceship.
I believe that no one feels being able to see the ceiling, floor, and walls that encased the bedroom where the sex film was shot add to our experience with the sex. In fact, they were a bit distracting at some point.
The ability to skip the bullshit
As experience porn watcher via the Internet since day one, we’ve all clicked and skipped the boring stuff to get to the good stuff. The awkward acting and shallow storylines are probably the least erotic thing there. Also, if you don’t live by yourself, it’s also important to wear a headphone or turn down the volume, being aware of intruders.
On high-end VR experiences like the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift, user can pause and fast-forward videos with controllers at east, but most big VR platforms do not allow adult VR content. And let’s be honest, anyone’s buying a headset just to experience virtual reality porn isn’t probably going to drop over a thousand USD just to run some adult VR experiences.
So now we are talking about those smartphone cardboard users as a the mass majority, where traditional porn watching habits, even to just tune down the volumes typically requires sliding the phone out of the headset, and putting it all back together (hopefully still maintaining the focus throughout the whole process). Imagine being interrupted by yourself that takes a minute or so, just to take you out of the experience to fast forward to a particular part of the scene.
The bottom line
Virtual reality porn is an interesting concept, and I certainly enjoyed the videos I watched. But at the end of the day, VR porn just isn’t as compatible with the current format as it is with the traditional computer screen. Needless to mentioned the crystal clear resolution on most monitors as compared to the pixelated virtual reality goggles.
The virtual porn experience doesn’t enhance the erotic experience enough just yet, to entice a person buying a headset as worthwhile.
We sincerely hope porn in VR continues to thrive. But for the moment, old-school pornography is here to stay.
Still looking to try VR porn? Check out our recommendations below
If you are still eager to try some adult virtual reality experience, you have probably been searching online, and found a massive amount of content already on free sites like Pornhub. But please, do spend that extra buck, because it’s worth every penny. Don’t go cheap now, because cardboard experiences really sucks.
A quick Google search will reveal an overwhelming amount of content, so we would suggest to stay away from. To save you time to search on your own, we have compiled a list of the top virtual reality adult companies below.
Adult Festa VR
VR Bangers
Virtual Real Porn
Wankz VR
Czech VR
Reality Lovers
Badoink VR
ChatHouse3D
3DxChat
