We're in kind of an interesting place right now; VR is finally starting to look viable as gaming platform, but it hasn't hit a point where it can properly saturate the market, so at this point all we've really got are a bunch of early experiments with the format. Despite this, the directions that it pushes things in are pretty interesting.
Of course there are the obvious things; I don't think anyone's going to be shocked that most of the VR porn videos out there are shot from a POV perspective with a dude sitting or laying on his back. There are subtle differences, however, in the acting and, at times, framing of the scenes. I don't want to oversell this, it's usually still very much a traditional porn video, which is to say decidedly not the best that the art form has to offer; There's a reason I haven't reviewed any live-action porn videos on this blog, and that reason is that I don't know how many ways I can say "This [is/is not] hot and doesn't have much going on other than that; the acting [is bad/is good during the sex but bad otherwise] and it doesn't make use of the sex in any thematic ways, it is a purely aesthetic experience which I [like/do not like]."
I want to be clear that what I'm saying is not "I don't review live action porn because it sucks" or "I don't review live action porn because it isn't art," what I'm saying is I don't review live action porn because right now, I don't have much to say about most of it. And this still very much holds true for the majority of VR porn, which is why this isn't a review of a specific video, but I'm starting to see things move in some directions that have potential to be very interesting. There's an increase in interaction between the actress and the viewer, even in comparison to traditional POV videos, at times coming close to what I'd call an attempt at intimacy. There seems to be a greater effort at believability, probably because a lot of stuff that passes under the radar in third person starts looking ridiculous when viewed from the perspective of one of the participants.
What we have here is a rare opportunity. VR technology is very obviously suited to the creation of more engrossing and enjoyable pornography, something that everyone who's given it even a cursory glance has immediately noticed, and given that it's coming to prominence in the wake of the internet massively increasing the accessibility of porn for both consumers and producers, what we could see in the near future is something of an erotic renaissance, in a number of ways. More heavily fictionalized works can explore character dynamics through sex, and the ways that sex changes depending on the personalities of those involved; on the other end of the spectrum, VR allows for more immersive pieces to deliver on that promise much more effectively, really letting the viewer put themselves into the situation depicted and get as much catharsis out of it as possible.
Again, I'm not looking to oversell what's already up. There's a lot of great VR porn out there, and some of it is really interesting, but nothing that I'd call groundbreaking just yet. What we have is some minor trends in interesting directions. If these trends have the breathing room to really expand, we just might get some absolutely fantastic art out of it, and I'm personally feeling optimistic.
Holiday Update: EDIT: Shortly after uploading this post with the announcement that there won't be a Physical Feedback post next week, a friend offered to do a guest spot, so that'll go up next Sunday. There should be a new Suicidal Roast that I've been working on released later this week.
Of course there are the obvious things; I don't think anyone's going to be shocked that most of the VR porn videos out there are shot from a POV perspective with a dude sitting or laying on his back. There are subtle differences, however, in the acting and, at times, framing of the scenes. I don't want to oversell this, it's usually still very much a traditional porn video, which is to say decidedly not the best that the art form has to offer; There's a reason I haven't reviewed any live-action porn videos on this blog, and that reason is that I don't know how many ways I can say "This [is/is not] hot and doesn't have much going on other than that; the acting [is bad/is good during the sex but bad otherwise] and it doesn't make use of the sex in any thematic ways, it is a purely aesthetic experience which I [like/do not like]."
I want to be clear that what I'm saying is not "I don't review live action porn because it sucks" or "I don't review live action porn because it isn't art," what I'm saying is I don't review live action porn because right now, I don't have much to say about most of it. And this still very much holds true for the majority of VR porn, which is why this isn't a review of a specific video, but I'm starting to see things move in some directions that have potential to be very interesting. There's an increase in interaction between the actress and the viewer, even in comparison to traditional POV videos, at times coming close to what I'd call an attempt at intimacy. There seems to be a greater effort at believability, probably because a lot of stuff that passes under the radar in third person starts looking ridiculous when viewed from the perspective of one of the participants.
What we have here is a rare opportunity. VR technology is very obviously suited to the creation of more engrossing and enjoyable pornography, something that everyone who's given it even a cursory glance has immediately noticed, and given that it's coming to prominence in the wake of the internet massively increasing the accessibility of porn for both consumers and producers, what we could see in the near future is something of an erotic renaissance, in a number of ways. More heavily fictionalized works can explore character dynamics through sex, and the ways that sex changes depending on the personalities of those involved; on the other end of the spectrum, VR allows for more immersive pieces to deliver on that promise much more effectively, really letting the viewer put themselves into the situation depicted and get as much catharsis out of it as possible.
Again, I'm not looking to oversell what's already up. There's a lot of great VR porn out there, and some of it is really interesting, but nothing that I'd call groundbreaking just yet. What we have is some minor trends in interesting directions. If these trends have the breathing room to really expand, we just might get some absolutely fantastic art out of it, and I'm personally feeling optimistic.
Holiday Update: EDIT: Shortly after uploading this post with the announcement that there won't be a Physical Feedback post next week, a friend offered to do a guest spot, so that'll go up next Sunday. There should be a new Suicidal Roast that I've been working on released later this week.
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