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An open-source standards and software project for intimate hardware (maybe NSFW)

the_duke 8y ago
Lol. (Sorry, this is a substance less comment which will probably get down voted. Regardless: lol!) Edit: they seem to have client and server implementations for js/node, Rust, C# and Java (for Android). Quite comprehensive. I wonder how this project came into existence and who s driving it. Are those libraries used by companies or is it just efficionados?
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messe 8y ago
Hmm... I wonder if anybody has tried to integrate this into a video game. There could be a niche market for that. (substanceless aside: .io is the perfect TLD for this)
- DarkWiiPlayer 8y ago
  I can certainly see that taking off if there was any twitch-like streaming platform that allowed for such content. Heck, just integrate it with twitch chat while we're at it. Let's be real though, twitch would ban anybody streaming like that and there's not really any alternatives that wouldn't, but you have to admit there'd be an audience. Also yes, .io really is the perfect TLD
  - laumars 8y ago
    This idea isn't entirely without prior art because some adult streaming sites support interactive vibrators.
  - deadbunny 8y ago
    Chaturbate models regularly use vibrators that integrate with donations (and react in different ways to different donation amounts), I'm at work so not going to be looking that one up but it exists. Or so my friend tells me...
    - dole 8y ago
      And IMHO, there should be Oscars (or Razzies) for how some of users react to the different levels.
    - makomk 8y ago
      Last I heard Chaturbate had banned gaming though, so that probably wouldn't work. Something to do with them being worried about copyright issues I believe.
    - qdot76367 8y ago
      Not only does it exist (and was created by models themselves), it's patented! :(
  - al3xnull 8y ago
    There are possibly plenty of cam websites that would integrate or create a new section for larger increase in audience and money.
  - qdot76367 8y ago
    There is. https://plexstorm.com https://plexstorm.com. They're still fairly new, but that's exactly what they're trying to do.
- hrktb 8y ago
  There seem to be a number of existing integrations to pilot the toy from a media source, so a video game link is right on target Edit: was wrong, rewrote the answer
- itsfatz 8y ago
  Wonder no more: https://curiousjp.itch.io/caveman-bios-teaches-erotic-typing https://curiousjp.itch.io/caveman-bios-teaches-erotic-typing Although it seems likely this may raise more questions for you, or anyone, than it answers. Edit: Like "Where did I put that Xbox controller..?"
- mizzack 8y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rez_(video_game)#Trance_Vibrator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rez_(video_game)#Trance_Vibrat...
  - qdot76367 8y ago
    I recently made a video where I got the old Rez Trancevibrator working with Rez Infinite. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAYdo1vDNak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAYdo1vDNak
- qdot76367 8y ago
  Yup! One of the first programs I wrote for Buttplug was the Game Vibration Router. It hijacks force feedback signals from games using DLL injection and reroutes them to hardware: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6qbNcgl2fI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6qbNcgl2fI I also built Twine (interactive fiction engine) bindings because our tutorial needed to be branching: https://github.com/buttplugio/buttplug-twine https://github.com/buttplugio/buttplug-twine We're working with a couple of different game studios on Unity integration, that's just taking a while because I'm having to rework our C# codebase a bit first.
DarkWiiPlayer 8y ago
@ work and URLs get logged, so I'm not opening that. Can somebody give me a summary? Is there any technological relevance beyond what the title suggests?
- theyinwhy 8y ago
  Open source software for controlling intimate toys. Implementations in C#, Javascript, and other popular languages. Support for popular hardware brands, such as Kiiroo, Lovense, Erostek, and more. Can support Bluetooth, USB, Serial, and Audio controlled toys. Cross-platform libraries available for Desktop and Mobile. Open Source with Permissive License (BSD 3-Clause)
  - walrus01 8y ago
    > Serial I'm waiting for RS485 controlled sex toys, for industrial automation fetishists.
    - theyinwhy 8y ago
      There are even wooden dildos so I am pretty sure making safe dildos is quite easy. Easiest thing would be to make a two part dildo with a vibrating tip. As long as you do your work proper, the brave women among us could beta test quite safely with extra strong condoms. Tl;dr what are you waiting for?
    - qdot76367 8y ago
      There's a new electrostim box (only sold via a forum on Fetlife) that uses RS485 breakouts to create plugin modules. And yes it was absolutely designed by an old industrial automation dude.
  - DarkWiiPlayer 8y ago
    Wow, I had no idea there was such a thing as "popular hardware brands" for this kind of thing xD Personally I am mostly interested in the technical aspects of all of this, as it is certainly a curious (yet obvious) development. I really wonder what the future holds, considering how sexuality plays an ever increasing role in the entertainment industry (never was "sex sells" as true as today) and any creative idea might take off and make lots of money. On the other hand, another post I saw a while ago seemed to suggest that the industry has some patent issues?
zunzun 8y ago
This brings to mind the technical programming term "code smells" which has a Wikipedia page.
- DarkWiiPlayer 8y ago
  Am I missing something, or is this really just the inappropriate attempt at making a joke it appears to be?
  - zunzun 8y ago
    Yes, you are missing something.
severine 8y ago
They seem to have client and server implementations for js/node, Rust, C# and Java (for Android). Quite comprehensive. I wonder how this project came into existence and who s driving it. Are those libraries used by companies or is it just efficionados? ;)
- qdot76367 8y ago
  We're certainly working with companies (at least, the ones that will talk to us), but the goal is to get people who own toys to make their own interfaces. That's where the really interesting part of the project is, seeing what people come up with given the chance.
walrus01 8y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teledildonics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teledildonics
- tomas789 8y ago
  No way. How come I never heared of those before?
  - Jaruzel 8y ago
    Next you'll be saying that you don't know what the Three Seashells are for...
  - Uberphallus 8y ago
    Let me introduce you to one the best sites from pre 2000 internet: http://www.easylife.org/fufme/ http://www.easylife.org/fufme/
drodil 8y ago
Yet another project that is "made by developers for developers" :D
- Spyna 8y ago
  Is it? You can use it without being a developer, you just need something that supports either GamePad Vibration or Buttplug itself. For example there was a cam model doing a stream where she played Rocket League, re-routing the gamepad vibrations to a toy.
andrepd 8y ago
Cannot help but noticing how amazing it is that there are bindings for typescript, C#, Vue, Twine (?), but none for freaking C.
- deleted 8y ago
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- naasking 8y ago
  > Cannot help but noticing how amazing it is that there are bindings for typescript, C#, Vue, Twine (?), but none for freaking C. Who wants accidental a buffer overflow around their privates?
- qdot76367 8y ago
  We'll probably go Rust with C bindings. If you're going to put the concurrency in your butt, it better be fearless.
Bugzito 8y ago
Forget IoT, the trend is IoFT :D
qdot76367 8y ago
Woah! buttplug.io author here! Hi! Happy to answer any questions you might have. We also have a discord server up at https://discord.buttplug.io https://discord.buttplug.io. Kind of a big day for me since the US teledildonics patent is no more. :)
dmritard96 8y ago
alexa support?

Lol. (Sorry, this is a substance less comment which will probably get down voted. Regardless: lol!) Edit: they seem to have client and server implementations for js/node, Rust, C# and Java (for Android). Quite comprehensive. I wonder how this project came into existence and who s driving it. Are those libraries used by companies or is it just efficionados?

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messe 8y ago

Hmm... I wonder if anybody has tried to integrate this into a video game. There could be a niche market for that. (substanceless aside: .io is the perfect TLD for this)

DarkWiiPlayer 8y ago
I can certainly see that taking off if there was any twitch-like streaming platform that allowed for such content. Heck, just integrate it with twitch chat while we're at it. Let's be real though, twitch would ban anybody streaming like that and there's not really any alternatives that wouldn't, but you have to admit there'd be an audience. Also yes, .io really is the perfect TLD
- laumars 8y ago
  This idea isn't entirely without prior art because some adult streaming sites support interactive vibrators.
- deadbunny 8y ago
  Chaturbate models regularly use vibrators that integrate with donations (and react in different ways to different donation amounts), I'm at work so not going to be looking that one up but it exists. Or so my friend tells me...
  - dole 8y ago
    And IMHO, there should be Oscars (or Razzies) for how some of users react to the different levels.
  - makomk 8y ago
    Last I heard Chaturbate had banned gaming though, so that probably wouldn't work. Something to do with them being worried about copyright issues I believe.
  - qdot76367 8y ago
    Not only does it exist (and was created by models themselves), it's patented! :(
- al3xnull 8y ago
  There are possibly plenty of cam websites that would integrate or create a new section for larger increase in audience and money.
- qdot76367 8y ago
  There is. https://plexstorm.com https://plexstorm.com. They're still fairly new, but that's exactly what they're trying to do.
hrktb 8y ago
There seem to be a number of existing integrations to pilot the toy from a media source, so a video game link is right on target Edit: was wrong, rewrote the answer
itsfatz 8y ago
Wonder no more: https://curiousjp.itch.io/caveman-bios-teaches-erotic-typing https://curiousjp.itch.io/caveman-bios-teaches-erotic-typing Although it seems likely this may raise more questions for you, or anyone, than it answers. Edit: Like "Where did I put that Xbox controller..?"
mizzack 8y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rez_(video_game)#Trance_Vibrator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rez_(video_game)#Trance_Vibrat...
- qdot76367 8y ago
  I recently made a video where I got the old Rez Trancevibrator working with Rez Infinite. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAYdo1vDNak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAYdo1vDNak
qdot76367 8y ago
Yup! One of the first programs I wrote for Buttplug was the Game Vibration Router. It hijacks force feedback signals from games using DLL injection and reroutes them to hardware: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6qbNcgl2fI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6qbNcgl2fI I also built Twine (interactive fiction engine) bindings because our tutorial needed to be branching: https://github.com/buttplugio/buttplug-twine https://github.com/buttplugio/buttplug-twine We're working with a couple of different game studios on Unity integration, that's just taking a while because I'm having to rework our C# codebase a bit first.

DarkWiiPlayer 8y ago

@ work and URLs get logged, so I'm not opening that. Can somebody give me a summary? Is there any technological relevance beyond what the title suggests?

theyinwhy 8y ago
Open source software for controlling intimate toys. Implementations in C#, Javascript, and other popular languages. Support for popular hardware brands, such as Kiiroo, Lovense, Erostek, and more. Can support Bluetooth, USB, Serial, and Audio controlled toys. Cross-platform libraries available for Desktop and Mobile. Open Source with Permissive License (BSD 3-Clause)
- walrus01 8y ago
  > Serial I'm waiting for RS485 controlled sex toys, for industrial automation fetishists.
  - theyinwhy 8y ago
    There are even wooden dildos so I am pretty sure making safe dildos is quite easy. Easiest thing would be to make a two part dildo with a vibrating tip. As long as you do your work proper, the brave women among us could beta test quite safely with extra strong condoms. Tl;dr what are you waiting for?
  - qdot76367 8y ago
    There's a new electrostim box (only sold via a forum on Fetlife) that uses RS485 breakouts to create plugin modules. And yes it was absolutely designed by an old industrial automation dude.
- DarkWiiPlayer 8y ago
  Wow, I had no idea there was such a thing as "popular hardware brands" for this kind of thing xD Personally I am mostly interested in the technical aspects of all of this, as it is certainly a curious (yet obvious) development. I really wonder what the future holds, considering how sexuality plays an ever increasing role in the entertainment industry (never was "sex sells" as true as today) and any creative idea might take off and make lots of money. On the other hand, another post I saw a while ago seemed to suggest that the industry has some patent issues?

zunzun 8y ago

This brings to mind the technical programming term "code smells" which has a Wikipedia page.

DarkWiiPlayer 8y ago
Am I missing something, or is this really just the inappropriate attempt at making a joke it appears to be?
- zunzun 8y ago
  Yes, you are missing something.

severine 8y ago

They seem to have client and server implementations for js/node, Rust, C# and Java (for Android). Quite comprehensive. I wonder how this project came into existence and who s driving it. Are those libraries used by companies or is it just efficionados? ;)

qdot76367 8y ago
We're certainly working with companies (at least, the ones that will talk to us), but the goal is to get people who own toys to make their own interfaces. That's where the really interesting part of the project is, seeing what people come up with given the chance.

walrus01 8y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teledildonics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teledildonics

tomas789 8y ago
No way. How come I never heared of those before?
- Jaruzel 8y ago
  Next you'll be saying that you don't know what the Three Seashells are for...
- Uberphallus 8y ago
  Let me introduce you to one the best sites from pre 2000 internet: http://www.easylife.org/fufme/ http://www.easylife.org/fufme/

drodil 8y ago

Yet another project that is "made by developers for developers" :D

Spyna 8y ago
Is it? You can use it without being a developer, you just need something that supports either GamePad Vibration or Buttplug itself. For example there was a cam model doing a stream where she played Rocket League, re-routing the gamepad vibrations to a toy.

andrepd 8y ago

Cannot help but noticing how amazing it is that there are bindings for typescript, C#, Vue, Twine (?), but none for freaking C.

deleted 8y ago
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naasking 8y ago
> Cannot help but noticing how amazing it is that there are bindings for typescript, C#, Vue, Twine (?), but none for freaking C. Who wants accidental a buffer overflow around their privates?
qdot76367 8y ago
We'll probably go Rust with C bindings. If you're going to put the concurrency in your butt, it better be fearless.

Bugzito 8y ago

Forget IoT, the trend is IoFT :D

qdot76367 8y ago

Woah! buttplug.io author here! Hi! Happy to answer any questions you might have. We also have a discord server up at https://discord.buttplug.io https://discord.buttplug.io. Kind of a big day for me since the US teledildonics patent is no more. :)

dmritard96 8y ago

alexa support?