VR porn for women always had potential, so what’s holding it back?
First published on SEXTECHGUIDE, in 2019. Read the original article here.
Three years on from the launch of Virtual Sexology II, when VR sex experiences for women were predicted to transform the industry, the world of adult virtual reality appears glued to the cis, hetero, white male gaze.
Indeed, a diverse set of VR categories exist, but as Andrea Barrica comments in her book Sex Tech Revolution: The Future of Sexual Wellness, “most porn tends to focus on a specific type of body, while race is shockingly reductive, and women shockingly demure.”
The lack of diversity in mainstream porn is well documented, but how does this differ in the virtual world? What are some of the benefits of creating a healthier range of diverse adult VR experiences for a wider audience, and what is stopping it from taking off?
Contents
What are some of the benefits of VR porn?
The New Sex Ed
Intimacy & Multi-Sensuality in VR porn
Using VR for Therapeutic Pleasure
Limitations in VR Porn
Lack of Diversity
Technological Design Bias
The Male Gaze & Gendered Plot Lines
Socio-Economic Disparities
