Oculus Rift & Other Technology Designed To Make Simulated Sex Seem More Real

Ever since The Lawnmower Man came out and we saw how sweet sex was going to be in the virtual world, we've all been waiting impatiently for technology to catch up to shitty early 90s sci-fi movies. Well, thanks to the Oculus Rift and other breakthroughs in virtual reality technology, the future is right around the corner. 

Gizmodo (link below) profiled a number of companies that are creating XXX content for the Oculus Rift, and while some of them are still stuck in the 90s with Jeff Fahey—I'm looking at you PG Productions—some of it is fascinating. 

VirtualRealPorn films porn clips in an 180-degree immersive experience (so not full-on 3D) and they've played with the Rift's sound capabilities, inserting moments in the scene where the actress whispers in the viewer's ear—a big hit with customers.

So far there are 25 clips in its library, each about 9 minutes long and from the POV of the male. VirtualRealPorn communications director LindaWells said that adding interactivity, including with teledildonics, is one of the many plans for the future. But right now they're still trying to figure out production, along with post-production editing for the Rift.

On the digital side, the technology for scanning and replicating porn actresses is moving steadily along. Veiviev, the NSFW arm of the 3D scanning service Infinite Realities , had the best 3D scans I could find. They call their realistic nudes "sculptures," and themselves "artisans."

A demo of their Lucid Dreams v2 went up this spring and features digitally rendered naked 3D women in provocative poses. A newer version is on the way.

It all sounds very promising and exciting, doesn't it? Well, you've got to read all the way to the bottom to have your dreams crushed...

So when will we finally enjoy our Oculus-powered 3D immersive interactive alternative pornographic reality? I'm sorry to say it's going to be quite a while.

Creating an avatar you can sex that doesn't look like a cartoon character or plastic doll is just not possible yet. The simulations aren't realistic enough. VR porn for anything other than the heterosexual male does not exist, leaving women to roam glitchy sex simulator games if they want to get their VR freak on.

Damn you, Gizmodo! You got my hopes up for nothing. I'm just going to go put my dutch page boy wig on and head back down to my basement. Pierce Brosnan's supposed to meet me down there. 

Via Gizmodo