![]() ![]() Some have argued virtual reality could be used to transform sex education. For example, it could immerse users in more realistic situations where users have to negotiate sexual relationships and in doing so learn about nuanced aspects of consent. This means we can envisage a different kind of pornography delivered by these technologies. The interactive nature of virtual reality has the potential to turn pornography users from mere onlookers into participants in an experience. But it’s worth remembering that any technology can be used in positive as well as negative ways. We will have to wait and see how much of an issue virtual reality porn becomes. These visions of the future of pornography suggest virtual reality could create and exacerbate some serious problems in a society already struggling to deal with the challenges the internet has introduced. Technology could even open the door to the next level of revenge porn, with people potentially creating and releasing 3D models of past lovers. This raises ethical issues about the need to obtain consent for virtual reality porn experiences. ![]() The enhanced possibilities virtual reality offered often pushed this imagery to the extreme.Īnother story that surprised and slightly alarmed us was one in which Jack created a 3D model of his girlfriend. But others were more concerning, featuring violent and degrading imagery usually targeted at women. One involved sex with conjoined alien twins and one even featured “a small larva inserted into ear which eats its way through his brain”. There were also more sinister undertones to some of the stories. This suggests that virtual reality could affect not just pornography but also disrupt the ways we typically think about sex in real life. The seemingly limitless imagination that can be applied to VR porn experiences could potentially open the door to a whole world of new sexual experiences.īut some of the stories also portrayed Jack’s experience as precarious, something so good that it started to take over his life or replace his real relationships. Some stories illustrated a perfect scenario that completely immersed Jack in a euphoric sexual experience that was “beyond his wildest dreams”. But we also found that virtual reality has the opportunity to create new, more positive ways of experiencing pornography. Several media reports focused on the potentially negative uses we highlighted, such as creating revenge porn and consent issues. My colleagues – Gavin Wood and Madeline Balaam – and I have just published a study into how people might use virtual reality to access pornography as the technology develops. While these are serious concerns, it’s worth remembering that every new sexualised use of technology has been threatened to corrupt childhood innocence, from the introduction of mainstream cinema to video tapes. This new use for virtual reality has been greeted with some of the same moral panic often seen when digital technology impacts sexuality, such as children being exposed to internet porn at a younger age or teenagers “sexting” each other explicit photos. ![]() Aside from the headset devices available today, further developments could mean not just 360-degree 3D graphics but also technology that replicates taste, touch and smell. Virtual reality porn has arrived and with it has come the potential to create whole new immersive experiences. Today, daily views are almost 250% higher than a year ago. Views of virtual reality pornography on one website spiked at 900,000 on Christmas Day 2016, three times what they were a month previously. ![]() Judging by the statistics, a lot of people must have received virtual reality technology for Christmas. ![]()
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