What's the next step for VR porn?

VR porn has evolved rapidly in the space of only a few years. Virtual Reality first began as something straight out of a sci-fi movie. It was the stuff of dreams for geeks and gamers. In fact, other than tech en-thusiasts, there was very little passion for VR amongst the general public.

However, as the first iteration of VR headset was released, porn creators and studios took the plunge. To-day, as much as 50% of entire revenue generated in VR is from porn. Not only that, the global revenue is expected to hit $1 billion, up from $17 million in 2017. Currently, there are as many as 150 million VR headset users in the world. 

While this is no strange occurrence, as porn has always been the driver in adopting new technologies in-cluding VHS, DVD and the internet. Right now, VR porn forms the main fulcrum of pushing boundaries in porn.

Thanks to the wide range of implementation capabilities in VR, content creators are looking to push the envelope and bring new innovations. However, the best of them all, is yet to begin. AR porn will likely takeover from where VR porn ends, particularly because the immersion is more real in AR.

You’re more likely to believe in something that’s right in front of your eyes and in your real surroundings than something that’s only on a screen. But technological limitations has stopped AR from realising it’s true potential. However, that might not be the case in a few years time. Till then, VR will have to make do.

So, what is the next step for VR porn. We’ve seen increase in graphics resolution, better FOV and im-proved sound applications. But nothing really takes it to the next level. Sure, these are worthwhile im-provements which help in bettering the experience, but it really doesn’t challenge the status quo.

The last big development which really changed porn was interactive teledildonics. And even that came a couple of years back. If you ask me, the next frontier before we move to AR should be haptic technology and working to relay touch sensations from the content. In this manner, the immersion can be increased as well as making the content truly interactive.

Haptic gloves already exist and if creators or VR HMD manufacturers can work out a way to use haptic gloves instead of controllers to interact in VR environment, then it can only work to better the experience.

It will allow users to touch, squeeze and feel their favourite pornstars, as well as add a new dimension to interactive toys on the market. Not only that, if teledildonics and interactive haptic controllers can work together, it will open the doors to massive leaps for the future of AR porn.

Imagine having sex with your favourite pornstar on AR. Ain’t that a future you want to see? Hopefully, someone somewhere will figure out how to relay touch sensations and that will be the start of a new era.