People have been enjoying the virtual reality concept for years. With that ideation, of course, individuals have always contemplated how to incorporate sexual elements into the technological equation since the mind generally tends to follow that path when the digital world introduces new technology.
However, virtual reality sex (see here) is quickly becoming an innovative success. The recent experience with VR wireless goggles requires no sort of added hardware. These offer a more immersive 3D interaction with the stand-alone equipment – no other hardware is necessary, only a good internet connection.
The content can be streamed or downloaded, allowing not only quality but user-friendliness.
For those who do not have the capacity to partner with a person in real life, whether you are single currently or with someone long-distance, it is an ideal option. Still, in the future, the possibility is open to pair with the mate you are in a partnership with even when you cannot be together physically, are not necessarily in the mood, or with other obstacles in the way.
More people will likely be on board with enjoying those they are familiar with instead of pre-recorded, simulated sex with a professional. The downsides would be cyber cheating with friends and people you meet with, some believing it is not necessarily cheating since it is not “real life.”
It is as close as you can get to the real thing. Let us check out some pros and cons of the activity.
What Are the Pros and Cons of Virtual Reality Sex?
As in any new technological industry, there are advantages and downsides. Whether you want to admit it or not, most people will want to have the experience at least once, with many preferring to do so with their mate or someone they know.
The 3D experience of virtual reality sex and porn is still relatively new, with people still determining their boundaries with these new forms of technology and how they choose to interact.
Individuals will find reasons to enjoy the concept, particularly those who have partners far from them or are casually dating at present. Still, the ones who will genuinely benefit are those with physical impairment or societal issues. Let us read some of the benefits and learn some of the disadvantages.
Benefits
- People find their relationships expanding to greater distances since meeting individuals is generally done via dating apps with conversations and getting to know each other, usually happening over video chat. That tendency will likely continue with sexual experiences as couples get further into their relationships since they cannot be together in real life.
Hopefully, at some point, these couples will take the opportunity to meet in real-time. If not, a lot of people will endure cyber partnerships. At least these kinds of interactions are better than phone sex. - For anyone with any kind of physical impairment, the virtual reality platform allows them a medium where there is no judgment or possibility for rejection by the other individual.
The person can enjoy the experience of doing whatever they choose, a luxury they cannot afford in real-time due to their impairment. The interactive technology can serve as a sort of therapeutic intervention for those with sexual repercussions due to physical conditions.
The same is true for those with physical or mental handicaps. Sexual activity can be challenging to perform, plus there is often rejection. That is not the case in the virtual world. - For people living in urban, remote areas, it can be difficult to interact with the public at all. Often there is a lot of self-isolation, especially if they work from home.
Virtual sex can be a plus or minus in these sorts of scenarios because the tech further isolates the person but at the same time provides an outlet for tension and relieves the loneliness often experienced.
Of course, the individuals would prefer a live person to a cyber interaction in most situations. Still, when there is no one within miles, it is vital to have at least an alternative to satisfy unmet needs. - For victims who have endured sex crimes, this technology has the potential to serve in a therapeutic capacity. The suggestion is that emotional trauma can be handled much more gently with the digital concept, where generally, many endure much counseling and, in some instances, need medication intervention to address their circumstances.
The platform allows users to move as slowly as necessary to work through the trauma step by step.
Cons
- One of the most significant downsides to the digital movement is that people will become dependent on technology and lose touch with society entirely. In reality, there are probably people who are already socially isolated with the potential that this will keep them further out of social circles.
Still, other forms of virtuality came along with which people feared the downfall of society, and it never came to pass, for instance, the “sex robots” that were going to replace the need for real-life women.
Some people enjoy the spark of the real thing. There are, of course, addictive personalities in the world and those who will be challenged to come back to the world of reality after experiencing their most fantastical desires. Find out how VR affects the mind.
Still, if you are a healthy human, eventually, you will recognize the problem; sensibility will kick in with life going on as it did before – and only an occasional virtual release. - The behavior will push boundaries, especially with couples who do live in the same home and have the potential for being together here and now. Still, a mate chooses to interact with the technology whether they disclose the activity or their mate finds out about it accidentally.
The questions, of course, that most partners are going to ask – is this considered cheating in the same sense as texting someone you know or talking with someone you have met on the phone? I am trying to learn if virtual sex is with an actual person or if it is a robot.
In some cases, it sounds like you can meet people you know, so I am assuming these are real people. In that case, it is the same as emotional cheating, whether that is your intention or not. You are being sexual with another person, experiencing the sensations and actions of sexual acts with someone else.
you disclose the behavior and decide to enjoy the experience with your mate, that can construe as sexual exploration and experimentation. That is different since you are both involved.
Final Thought
Technology is finding more and more reasons why people do not need to interact with each other in the real world. That, to me, is sort of scary. Hopefully, people will use the digital platforms sparingly and choose real life more often. That is much healthier since we are meant to be social creatures – in real-time.
