The newest addition to the
adult entertainment industry, virtual reality pornography, seemingly poses more
risks than benefits especially for those in committed relationships. Many
people see watching virtual reality pornography as cheating on their significant
other. Some experts are saying that watching virtual reality pornography has
the potential to damage real life relationships between people and more.
Will the Line Be Crossed?
People that happen to use this
new technology are likely to explore more dark and violent fantasies if only
for the reason that there are no consequences in the virtual scenes. Behavior
such as that can become extreme and addictive over time which can serve to be a
real problem.
The exploitation of women and
sexism that is brought to the table by the pornography industry combined with
this new virtual reality technology has the potential to escalate society’s
obsession with the “perfect” woman and body image. This technology also brings the potential to
create virtual models that are based on people in real life which brings about
the issue of what consent will mean in instances of these virtual scenes.
Non-Realistic Features of
Virtual Worlds
The problem with being able to
replicate real life people is that a person can make them perform sexual acts
that they would refuse in real life which again bring up the basis of consent
in virtual reality. Another major concern that has been talked about is
violence when in these virtual worlds. The fact that there are not any consequences
for actions within a virtual world means that there is a big chance that people
will use the technology to perform violent or extreme acts that would not be
permitted in real life.
Then and Now
Once pornography moved from media such as books and
magazines to the internet and videos the content became more perverse as well
as violent. Many experts have talked about the effect that virtual reality porn
could have on the way that people view sexual relationships in real life and
how damaging it can be.
A study was done where experts studied the way 45
different volunteers acted when using virtual reality technology to finish a
story. While many of the volunteers used the technology to create what they
considered to be a perfect sexual experience or as close as they could get to
it with the technology, there were some participants who used the virtual
reality technology to go past the boundary of what is and is not acceptable in
reality. And there were some who even forced themselves upon the models in the
virtual world.
More Control Could Be Risky
The appealing part of virtual reality pornography is the
fact that you are able to go from being just an observer to actually being able
to participate in things like threesomes which creates a whole different type of experience. This is the
reason that many people think virtual reality pornography will be too similar
to cheating on their significant other. The experience can be hard to
distinguish from reality which is just too much for some people because the
scenarios cannot necessarily be lived up to in reality.
