Virtual reality has finally become reality. Now, people are slowly getting used to the idea of putting on VR glasses and saying ‘bye bye’ to Kansas. As with most technical developments, the porn industry leads the way. In this guide, you’ll find all the information you need to get the ultimate virtual porn experience!
If you’re reading this, you probably just got yourself a VR headset. Like most people (don’t let anyone tell you otherwise), you are curious about what porn looks like in the virtual world.
Virtual reality comes with endless possibilities The only limit is the imagination of VR content creators. And while VR game developers are still awkwardly far away from providing decent content, virtual porn studios have managed to quickly adjust to this new realm. VR porn productions are way ahead of regular VR content and still getting better and better.
Before you know it, the beautiful girl is on top of you… Scene from BaDoinkVR.
Watching a virtual porn video though a VR headset is nothing like watching regular porn. Virtual porn feels way more immersive and really intimate. Instead of rushing through one porn scene after another – usually on a small screen – you really are in the scene. Your current surroundings fade away while you’re getting immersed into the virtual space.
Suddenly, you find yourself in a hotel suite, a dorm room or the swimming pool of a luxury villa. A beautiful girl is walking towards you. She looks straight at you, with a promising smile on her face. Surely, she can’t be coming to me. I could never have a girl this hot. Then you realize: this is virtual reality. Anything is possible. The girl starts talking and before you know it, she’s on top of you…
Safe to say, VR porn is pretty amazing. But don’t take it from us. Even renowned sites like Mashable and Forbes speak highly about the realism and possibilities of this emerging industry.
VR porn is here and it’s scary how realistic it is
Raymond Wong – Mashable
Usually, virtual porn is shot in an 180 degrees angle. This makes sense, because the action is always in front of you and looking behind can be well… awkward. Additionally, quality VR porn studios record through a binaural microphone, molded to replicate the human auditory system as it shapes sound exactly the same way your ears do. Premium VR porn, watched on a high-end device is beyond anything you’ve experienced before.
The commotion about virtual porn didn’t go unnoticed by the folks over at WIRED. They sent Brent Rose to ‘investigate’ this relatively new phenomenon.
That pretty much sums it up. Now, you’re here because you want to know how to get the best VR porn experience possible. So let’s get to it!
How to watch VR porn
While you need to do a little more prepping than when you surf for regular adult content, watching virtual porn is far from rocket science. It is in fact quite simple. You’ll need three things:
- A VR headset like Cardboard, GearVR, Daydream,etc.
- A VR capable device such as a smartphone, console or a PC
- Virtual porn content obviously, you’re gonna need some VR videos
Right now, there are 6 different types of headsets: Cardboard based glasses, the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Sony PlayStation VR and Daydream for the Google Pixel phone. For those of you that don’t have a headset yet. We’ll help you pick one.
1. Choose the right headset
The price range varies widely among these devices, so what to pick depends mostly on your budget. If you’re new to VR and want to get a first taste without digging to deep into your pockets, it’s best to start with either Samsung Gear VR or Google Cardboard.
If you own a compatible Samsung device, we highly recommend getting the Gear VR . Your virtual experience will definitely be a lot better with this Oculus -powered headset.
The latest Gear VR is priced around $99, but you can the 2016 edition – which is nearly the same as its successor – for as little as 40 bucks.
Cardboard and especially Gear VR are fine choices to start exploring virtual porn.
If this is more than you want to spent, or you don’t own a Samsung device, go for Cardboard. Stick to the original ‘cardboard’ product instead of a plastic variant, because you’ll pay more and will usually get the same or even less viewing quality.
The Cardboard glasses give a pretty good idea about what virtual porn (or virtual reality in general) is like. For less than $10, you’re on your virtual way. You can always upgrade later on to a better headset.
Obviously, you’ll get the best virtual experience from any of the premier devices. If you’re going for gold: get an Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR or HTC Vive. And of course, if you bought the new Google Pixel phone, you’re all set with DayDream!
2. Set up and optimize your device
The process from getting your first headset to watching your first virtual porn scene can be either very easy as somewhat challenging. This mostly depends on which headset your choose and how far your quality demands go.
Fortunately, we’ve created complete guides, from setting up your device and headset to optimizing your experience, for each of today’s VR headsets. Just select your headset below.
3. Getting quality virtual porn content
Unsurprisingly, the amount of virtual adult content is very tiny compared to the enormous volume of regular porn. That said, VR content is on the rise, and it’s rising fast. While the virtual revolution progresses, more and more adult sites come to realize they need to step in.
Early adapters like BaDoinkVR, and Virtual Real Porn are offering virtual porn videos since 2015. However, most adult VR sites (there are about 24 of them now) didn’t start until last year.
Free virtual porn
As with the regular stuff, virtual erotica is offered in a free and paid form. If you haven’t already done a (incognito) search for ‘free vr porn’, you’ll find sites like Pornhub – the Internet’s biggest porn distributor – offering free VR videos. You will also notice that, in contrast to regular porn, there are few free sites out there and the quality they provide is very limited.
The reasons are twofold. First, it’s all about supply/demand. While the internet is literally overloaded with regular adult content, virtual content is still relatively scarce and therefore not widely offered for free. The second reason is that a virtual porn shoot asks for a whole different approach than a regular porn video. It requires a bigger investment, and that money needs to be earned back.
‘Okay’ you say, ‘So I’ll start with the free stuff and see from there’. There’s nothing against that. In fact, it is what we recommend. I for one started with free VR porn as well. Soon I came to realize that for VR, quality is really important. And unfortunately, free VR videos are either limited in quality or in video length. Usually both.
Bottom line, I have never paid for porn in my life, but virtual reality changed that.
Premium virtual porn
So, unlike for regular porn, video quality and accessibility are vital. As mentioned earlier, watching VR porn is an immersive and intimate experience. And the better the content, the better the experience. ‘Quality’ not only in terms of resolution, but also video length, the way the video is staged and filmed, and how the actress or actor interacts with the camera (you!).
You will quickly notice that you’ll spend a lot more time ‘in’ a virtual porn scene than on a regular porn video. And, you’ll watch less videos, maybe even just one or two. This makes quality extra important.
Here at UltimateVRporn.com, we rate virtual porn sites on 5 factors:
- Video quality: resolution, image clarity
- Production quality: length, filming, interaction, stages
- Collection quality: number of videos, new videos added, number of models, video diversity
- Ease of access: member access, video galleries, device compatibility
- Value for the money: subscription fee and extra benefits
In our judgement, video quality comes first. All the other factors don’t matter much if the video quality is poor. We’ve also noticed that for most porn studios, it takes time before cast and crew are used to a virtual production. So, usually you’ll see a low production quality in the first batch of videos, which improves gradually while they gain more experience.
Since virtual porn is still relatively new, most websites have somewhere between 150 and 400 videos. Not really a problem, because you will be going through their collection much slower than with regular porn. However, the rate in which the sites add new videos differs from 1 video a week to 3 or 4. Other important collection quality criteria are how diverse the videos are and how many different VR models are starring in them.
Ease of acces means how easily you can access the site’s members section, how the videos are presented (navigation, search, filtering, etc.) and how easy it is to open them on different VR devices. Other things we look into are the website’s trustworthiness (we have low tolerance for scammers), subscription policy and support.
Last but not least is value for the money. This seems obvious, however: we don’t just look at the subscription fee, but also at their Support and extra’s. Some sites include free access to their entire porn network.
So, if you made it this far, it’s time to find the VR porn site that works best for you!
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