How to View Virtual Reality Pornography?
"How
can I use this to have sex?" a friend of mine used to say when we were
initially exposed to a new piece of technology. To that end, here's how to have
sex...or watch virtual porn on an Oculus Quest 2, PSVR, Vive, or any VR
headset.
How to use an Oculus Quest 2 to watch VR Porn?
With
an Oculus Quest 2, having an "entry-level" VR porn experience is
nearly hilariously easy (or another headset).
On
an Oculus Quest 2, you can watch basic porn in virtual reality.
· Secure
the door.
· Put
your headphones on.
· Select
the browser.
· Go
to a site that offers VR porn. You may find VR content on free video mega-sites like YouPorn or simply search for it on Google.
· Using
PlayStation VR: It appears that Sony's PSVR requires some additional measures.
I haven't tried one yet, but here's a PSVR pornography guide.
That's
all you need to know to get a taste of VR porn. However, due to the large file
sizes of VR film, streaming will most likely be jerky, and free videos will
most likely not be in the good definition. You'll have to pay to view it in
order to get a better experience.
Advanced VR porn viewing
· Choose
a virtual reality website. Because virtual reality pornography is new, more
expensive to make, and has a smaller audience than "regular" adult
videos, there aren't many websites dedicated to it. Most of them feature sample
movies to watch, and some even offer cheap single-day access to see whether you
like them. Make a decision based on this list of the most well-known producers.
· Have
you secured the door?
· Open
your browser, go to your newly selected website, and enter your credit card
information. The cost of membership varies for every site, but expect to pay
between $20 and $30 per month.
You
can watch full-length videos in very high quality from here, although the
streaming may be choppy. If so…
· Download
and store the video to your device—these videos can be over 10 gigabytes in
size, so it may take some time.
· Playback
the video—Major VR headsets come with excellent video browsers, but if you want
more advanced features, pay $10 for Skybox. That way, you may easily save the
film to your computer and stream it from there.
You
can explore the realm of virtual reality sex gadgets if you want to go very
sophisticated (it's a pandemic, so no one should judge). These are vibration
and oscillation gadgets that vibrate and oscillate in time with videos. I'm not
sure how well these function, but if you find out, please let us know in the
comments.
Is Virtual Reality Porn any good?
Now
that you know how to watch porn in virtual reality, you must decide whether you
want to. Virtual reality's "you are there" immersion gives a distinct
experience from traditional porn, but it is not always superior. It comes down
to personal preference, as it does with everything else. I looked out a tiny
bit of it (purely for research purposes) and, without going into too much
detail, here are the benefits and drawbacks:
Locked in perspective
The
camera is locked to your perspective since the spectator is placed right in the
middle of the action. It's gravy if you like that kind of stuff, but if you don't,
well, you gave it a chance.
The performance
In
VR porn videos, the camera/you feel very near to the actors, and the illusion
is quite convincing, but selling that level of closeness demands acting talent.
It's a very different style of acting than film or theatre, and, at the risk of
sounding negative, many pornographic actors lack the necessary skills to pull
it off, so it can just feel weird, rather than sexy-weird. Your experience may
differ.
Limited content
Because
shooting VR video is more expensive and complicated, and there is a smaller
audience, it appears that practically all VR porn is oriented toward a
mainstream pornographic audience. You'll be very satisfied if you share the
tastes of the majority of porn viewers. If you're looking for anything more
esoteric, you might have a hard time finding it, at least until more pervs join
the virtual realm.
Gender-bending
However,
not all virtual reality porn is geared toward heterosexual guys. It is
VRporn from the perspective of gay/bi men and women (straight, gay, and bi),
which offers maybe the most distinctive VR porn experience: Putting oneself in
someone else's shoes. Looking down at oneself and seeing a different body (one
that doesn't miss ab day) is unusual enough, but seeing a gendered body is
positively bizarre in the best possible manner. I can only assume that this
will usher in a new era of empathy, as well as the abolition of sexism and
homophobia.
For couples?
Although
most porn is consumed alone, some couples are donning headsets (and possibly
other gadgets) and blending the virtual into their shared real-life sex lives.
I think having a real experience while wearing a headset is crazy, but I'm old
school. However, if the lockdown continues for a few more months...