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Ah!

Karley: Look.

Whoa.

Oh, my God. Wait.

I am literally jerking off.

Guys, I'm jerking off.

My dick is, like, very hard right now.

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Ugh. Technology has hijacked every aspect of my life.

My phone is my only friend.

I'm addicted to my vibrator,

and I have as much sex on FaceTime as in real life.

Now, all the sex geeks are talking about virtual reality.

Isn't that when adults chase Pokémon?

And honestly, I saw a 3-D movie last week

and wanted to throw up.

Basically, my sex life is tacky enough.

Why do I need to take it to another dimension?

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I don't know much about technology in general,

but I do now that in recent years,

virtual reality is on the rise,

and just like any technological innovation,

it has really quickly become very much about sex.

I need "VR Porn for Dummies," so I'm headed to meet Anna Lee,

the president of leading VR-porn company HoloFilm Productions.

Anna has produced over 200 VR pornos.

Girl's been busy.

Anna: VR porn, in the most basic sense,

is live-action pornography scene,

but it's shot using special cameras and special techniques

so that you feel as if the person

is standing in front of you or looking at you

or that you're part of the scene.

When I first heard of VR porn,

I imagined it was like when you're in those 3-D movies.

I imagined just, like, jizz was flying at you.

[ Laughs ]

Um, yeah, maybe.

Sometimes, that does happen. I'm not going to lie.

Is there a standard type of video

that's being made in the VR-porn world right now?

Well, the majority of VR scenes for porn

that are made are typically white male POVs.

Okay. These are VR goggles.

They're head-mounted displays,

and they're really easy to use

because you just use your phone to make it work.

Whoa. I didn't know that.

Smartphones have the capacity

to give you a VR experience?

Yeah.

I feel like this is what the future is going to be,

like, just like people in bars doing that.

[ Chuckles ] Exactly. Right?

I really have no experience with VR,

so this is going to be interesting for me.

Can you see? Ah!

Mm. Is it playing?

Oh, my God. LOL. Okay. I'm a man.

Yes.

Oh, my God. This is so funny.

Wow. She's like -- I still feel like I have to,

like, back away from her.

She's, like, so close to me.

So the cum worked?

So she's, like, lying on top of me.

She's just really talking.

What do you think about this?

She's making direct eye contact with me,

so it's sort of intense.

It's creeping me out that I, like, have a dick.

Do you know what I mean?[ Laughs ]

Like, I'm just a different person.

Yeah.

One of the cool aspects of VR porn is being able to see

what it feels like to have a different body.

You can try things without risk, you know,

things that maybe you're too shy to try.

It feels like stepping inside of a movie.

You have to give a person a reason

to want to go through the steps of getting a headset,

putting the porn on the device

and strapping it to your head.

There's a thing that happens where you mind

tricks yourself into thinking,

"Oh, my God. I'm really here."

Yeah. Like, it feels like you would be

able to touch them, you know?

Mm-hmm.

It feels overwhelming a little bit, in a good way.

But, like, do you know what I mean?

No, for sure.

Is making VR porn more complicated

than making "regular" porn?

Definitely, definitely, especially for the performers.

They're, like, looking at the back of the camera.

The camera is there, and then for the girl,

she has to stay in frame, and she does all the work.

I should take you through how I would direct a scene.

-I would love that. -I'm the guy,

so I'm going to get in here.

Okay.

And then I'm straddling you.Yeah.

Do I have your enthusiastic consent?

You do, two thumbs up.

Okay.

Well, the field of view of the camera,

so get your face, like, right by my eyes.

Mm-hmm.

You really have to stay in frame, but you also

have to be riding...Right.

the prize.

[ Laughs ] Okay.

Imagine you were staring into the eyes of your partner

and having an orgasm while you're looking at them.

Because I wink at people when I'm fucking them.

[ Laughs ]

This feels so weird.

Do you think that people are going to

want to have all this equipment in order to masturbate?

I'm not going to lie.

That has been challenge for the VR-porn industry.

There is a barrier to entry.

The headsets are still a little complicated,

but we are literally at the very beginning,

like, the infancy of VR porn.

Karley: Virtual porn is so much different than I expected.

Realistically, I can't imagine strapping on a headset

every time I want to cum.

It seems excessive.

But the slutty journalist in me is intrigued.

I'm curious.

What other pleasures abound in the world of virtual banging?

Ela: It's like a crowdsourced orgasm.

You don't even know who's making you cum.

-Yeah. -It moves on its own.

Oh, my God.

[ Camera shutter clicking ]

You got scanned yesterday.

Oh, my God.

Ugh!

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Karley: Virtual-reality porn sounds cool

if you want to strap a computer to your face

every time you get a boner,

but is the average park pervert interested

in having sex in alternate dimensions?

Are you a fan of virtual-reality porn?

Virtual-reality porn?

What is virtual-reality porn?

Put on the goggles, and you can look all around

and, like, transported to this virtual world

where, like, you can bang people or watch other people bang.

I think that's so weird.

It's very intriguing. I will say that.

If you could have sex and anything

was a possibility, what would you do?

Sex with a cartoon character.

Sex with myself, like, in outer space or, like,

in a spaceship or something like that.

[ Laughs ]

All the black rappers and just have,

like, a cock-fest around me, you know?

Aspirational.

Yeah, pretty vulgar.

Maybe, like, someone busts a train on me?

Yeah, like 30 people.

Yeah.

Karley: Shit. These people are freaks.

I'm into it.

I owe it to these horny strangers to find out.

What other VR technology is out there

to help us reach our full slutty potential.

So I'm meeting Ela Darling, an adult-film performer

and one of the inventors behind the technology of VR camming.

Ela: I got into VR 4 1/2 years ago, and I was blown away.

It was going to revolutionize porn

as far as I was concerned.

I was working as a reference librarian at the time.

My best friend and I created the first ever

live broadcasting platform in virtual reality.

It combined two really big things --

adult content and social VR, which means virtual reality

that allows you to interact with other people anywhere,

all over the world, through their virtual reality headsets.

So you're a librarian tech nerd who does porn?

Yeah.You're like the wet dream

of every nerd on the planet.

Nerds have a lot of wet dreams,

so it's not hard to be the object of fantasy.

Mm-hmm.

So we're going to set up the virtual-reality camera.

We can see that this is the camera's left.

This is the camera's right.

It's on our right. We look cool, right?

We look cool. We look like giant sluts.

That's a fetish.

Really? I've done it.

So now, another cool thing I want to show you is

something called Live Touch.

This is called the Fuse by a company called Kiiroo.

Kiiroo does a lot of teledildonics.

[ Echoing ] Teledildonics. Teledildonics.

Can I just say something?

Teledildonics is the most insane word I've ever word.

Yeah.

Does it mean dildo over the telephone?

Teledildonics is sexual auxiliary devices

engaged across space.

I mean, that's how I define it.

Dildo across space. Yeah.

Karley: Okay, wait, so to translate "tech nerd"

into English, teledildonics means people can be in different

places and control each other's sex toys through the Internet.

When sometime tips me, this will vibrate in response,

so if you tip me enough, you can make me cum.

Strangers all around the world tipping you

and making this vibrate,

and you don't even know who's making you cum.

It's like a crowdsourced orgasm.

That's amazing.

-This is my feed. -And I'm going to be able

to see you in virtual reality?

You will once I walk in front of the camera.

[ Laughs ] Okay.

Hi. I feel like I can reach out and touch you, but I can't.

It's very normal. A lot of people try.

I'll tip you.

[ Squeals, laughs ]

[ Vibrating ]

Are we virtually banging?

I think we're virtually banging.

A lot of people don't have access to engage

with another person, even if it's transactional,

and so creating something like this

that would make someone feel connected

and make someone feel heard

by another person in the universe.

That's really what brought us to do what we do.

Is that sex, do you think?

Is this sex? Is this cheating?

These are questions that I can't answer for anyone

because I think that we define that for ourselves.

If you define sex simply as, like,

engaging in sexual pleasure with another person,

technology is expanding our idea of what sex is.

Right.

Bye.

Karley: Ela's technology was so interesting.

It felt like having Skype sex on steroids.

Oh!

And also, I just love the word "teledildonics."

So that's fun.

But I want to know.

Who's actually making the effort to plug in,

strap on, and jerk off?

So if you want to hold my vagina...

Okay. [ Laughs ]

How does it do that?

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Karley: I've come to Middle Earth,

also known as rural Michigan, to meet Ethan,

a recent college grad whose primary partner

is his VR headset.

-Hi. -Hi.

Ethan. Karley.

Very nice to meet you.Awesome, come on in.

Thank you.

I think VR appealed to me

because I've always been a dreamer.

Things get boring after a while,

so with VR, I can try new things,

and I can do whatever I want in my room.

You're 19.

Yes.

Has VR enabled you to have experiences

that you wouldn't have in real life?

With virtual reality, I think that's a big part of it.

It broadens what I can do.

In my town, it's pretty basic cisgendered white people,

not much diversity.

I identify as pansexual,

so, I mean, if you're hot, you're hot.

With VR, you can try different genders, different races.

You can find animated porn, monster porn.

You can be anything you really want.

You have a lot of options.

Absolutely, and I also really love the headset

because it's almost like a type of bondage,

and I think that's kind of sexy.

Um, what is that?

Um, this is a Fleshlight.

What's a Fleshlight?

I guess you could say a portable...

Vagina. ...vagina.

Um...

Did you want to see it?

Yeah. Okay.

Mm-kay.

Attach the Fleshlight to the Launch...

connects via Bluetooth to a video.

Okay, so this is a Bluetooth fuck machine?

It -- Yep. That's exactly it.

Okay.

So if you want to hold my vagina...

Okay. [ Laughs ]

Once you play the video, it will move it by itself.

Here we go. So I'm not doing anything.

Oh, my God.

So, wait, this moves at the speed of the porn?

And then if she stops bouncing this will stop?

It'll stop.

Oh, my God.

She started again.

Oh, my God.

And then, in reality, this would usually be

on your lap, obviously.

Yeah.

Can I try it? Yeah.

Oh, my God.

The headphones.

This is so crazy.

If I was, like, a 15-year-old boy,

and I never had sex before, like,

why would you ever go back to reality?

It's pretty great.

Karley: Clearly, VR is changing the game for the porn lover,

but what about for these people inside the headset?

I imagine this technology is creating

some pretty out-there job opportunities.

This is the headquarters of a company named Camasutra.

They take porn stars and turn them into virtual avatars...

What?

...that then can have sex in virtual reality.

I feel like I'm at NASA for sluts.

This is insane.

Yeah. Pretty crazy, right?

Camasutra is creating avatars of leading adult stars,

and we're creating them in a way that we can then deploy them

in a number of sexy experiences

across a variety of platforms.

So in the headset, you're in the 360 environment.

You can have an interaction with a porn star

and be able to touch her,

walk around the environment with her,

slap some boobs, open a butt,

have them move and react with you.

So the avatar can tell that I'm touching it?

Oh, yeah. They're reactive.

Oh. Oh, God!

Is what you're doing VR porn, or is it more virtual sex?

Definitely virtual sex

because this is a way to have sex in another way.

Do you want to get in the cage?

Sure. I like that you call it "the cage."

I know. [ Chuckles ]

This is our scanning rig.

This is where we collect our data.

There's a handful of these that exist.

It has 130 camera.

They're are all angled at different positions at you.

And then we take lots and lots of pictures.

Bend the knees slightly, look at camera.

We take full-body pictures.

We take pictures of their naughty bits.

We take facial expressions.

This isn't really that sexy.

It's more technical.

Casual "A" pose again.

Perfect. Now look at the camera.

[ Camera shutter clicks ]

We can do one laying down.

Two, three.

How is doing this different than regular porn?

Being on set and having actual sex on set

with somebody you like having sex with

is definitely better than sitting here alone on the chair

looking into 160 cameras.

Three.

The other thing that I think is

also amazing on this concept is,

I can basically put my avatar to work,

and I just generate the residuals.

Your avatar is like your own personal sex slave.

Pretty much, and I don't have to pay him.

[ Laughs ] Exactly.

Karley: Whoa. So who even owns your avatar?

Does it have a life of its own?

Okay, so this contract is the rights for the scan.

So all of a scan and your payment.

So are you guys sort of like an agency for avatars?

It does work like a digital talent agency.

What if I get scanned, and then my avatar shows up at,

like, a Fascist gangbang?Yeah.

Protecting the rights of our adult stars

is the core of our pipeline.

He can put those rights into his contract.

So it's just like, you know,

a "regular" porn scene beforehand,

you would negotiate, like, "This is what I will do.

This is what I won't do."

You could, in theory, do that with your avatar.

Exactly. You can't control the Internet,

but you can kind of manage it.

What do you think about all this?

Are you nervous at all?

With virtual reality, we are, like,

basically in the beginning, right now,

but we don't know how it's going to develop

in the next 10 to 15 years,

so there's obviously risk attached to it

that you have to be aware of.

Karley: Okay. Despite the TBD risks in this Wild West of porn,

I can't help but wonder, would I look hot as an avatar?

Karley, you're going to be up next, so get ready.

Oh, my God.

I look good.

-You look great. -Right?

Man: Yeah.

My avatar is DTF.

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Karley: I'm here at Camasutra, where they scan

real-life porn stars into virtual ones,

and they've offered to scan me,

so I can live on as a slut forever.

YOLO.

Lisa: So with all these cameras, we're piecing together

all the elements to make a lifelike avatar,

and you're going to look at this camera

right in front of you.

-Okay. -Okay.

One, two, three.

[ Camera shutter clicking ]

Great, and then let's do a twist.

One, two, three.

[ Camera shutter clicking ]

Great. All right.

So now, we're going to get some really awesome

full-frame facial scans.

I'll do my best.

Relax. Look at your camera, slight opening.

Great. One, two, three.

[ Camera shutter clicking ]

Uh-huh. Okay.

One, two, three.

Perfect.

Yep.

[ Camera shutter clicking ]

Amazing, a wide-open mouth. Great.

One, two, three.

Full-on.

A little bit of pain but pleasure.

Like, what's my motivation here?

You're getting pounded really hard.

Okay. [ Laughs ]

One, two, three.

[ Camera shutter clicking ]Perfect.

Was that good? Yes, yes.

My pain-al face.

[ Laughs ]

That's the whole range that we need to make, basically,

any expression for you.

Really? Mm-hmm.

I can't wait to see my avatar.

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Lee: You got scanned yesterday.

We've taken that scan.

We've put it in an avatar and put it in a scene.

Okay.

Getting that photorealistic texture, realism,

taking that and giving it lifelike motions

is really a very difficult thing.

We're going to let you walk through that scene

and see what we've done.

What am I going to be doing?

It should be fun.

What did I sign my avatar up for?

Is there anything that you wouldn't want us to do?

At this moment? No. I'm just curious, I think.

All right. Great.My avatar is DTF.

Perfect. Okay.

Okay, so...

Right hand. Oh, God.

Perfect. Left hand.

Oh, my God. Ugh!

Oh, my God. I'm getting railed.

I'm actually scared a little bit, but I look good.

You look great. Right?

Yeah.

Am I going to be able to have sex with myself?

If you want, you can walk into Donny's body

and actually have sex with yourself.

Fuck myself?

Uh...

Oh, my God.

Wait. I actually hate it now.

It's so weird.

What?!

Oh, my God. I'm virtually railing myself.

Honestly, I look like I have other things on my mind,

but the experience of having sex with myself

is, like, pretty fun and also pretty creepy.

Karley: So it turns out,

VR is far more than just jizz in 3-D.

Virtual reality opens up

a whole new realm of sexual possibilities,

allowing you to make intimate connections

with sluts all over the world in whatever body

you choose from the comfort of your mom's basement.

Technology is constantly expanding

not only our sexual experiences but our concept of what sex is,

and while that kind of gives me anxiety,

I think it's best to just strap on a headset

and get on the mothership.

Scan you later, sluts.

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