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The #1 use of VR headsets is porn and porn apps are growing. Porn apps have some advantages over video apps because * a VR porn app is 6DOF, VR video is 3DOF *
by pronlover723 6y ago
The #1 use of VR headsets is porn and porn apps are growing. Porn apps have some advantages over video apps because
* a VR porn app is 6DOF, VR video is 3DOF
* a VR porn character has more presence. Their eyes can follow you, they can turn to face you, they can reach to your face, hands.
* You can interact at a VR character. You can't with a video
In other words, either Apple is going to need to support porn apps on the the app store or they're going to need to allow 3rd party stores.
- n42 6y agowhich apps would you say are pushing the industry forward? there's a lot of junk out there. asking for a friend.
- garbagetime 6y ago>The #1 use of VR headsets is porn and porn apps are growing What exactly do you mean by this? Are you saying that right now, the most popular use of VR headsets is for pornography? Or are you speculating on how VR headsets will be used in the future?
- pronlover723 6y ago> Are you saying that right now, the most popular use of VR headsets is for pornography? Yes, that's what I'm saying. It's a "dirty little secret". Most of it is VR video at the moment but apps are growing quickly. New titles appearing on steam all the time and appearing on the top 10 selling titles.
- wruza 6y agoI have all adult content on on my steam account (just checked my filters), and top selling VR section shows me Alyx, Beat Saber, Borderlands and other popular games as usual. Is there an additional setting to see that?
- augstein 6y agoAbout which apps are you talking specifically? I‘m a long time VR user and except for some concepts I haven’t seen anything like what you describe, certainly not that popular.
- rnotaro 6y agoPersonally I got a Rift S this week and I can say with no shame that i've tried it and it's quite an impressive experience. They even provide scripts for your automated toys (I don't own one but i'm really curious about them.) to sync with the videos.
- modeless 6y agoSafari is Apple's usual answer for this kind of thing, and it looks like Safari may be getting WebXR support as we speak: https://twitter.com/rufus31415/status/1357022695553200130 https://twitter.com/rufus31415/status/1357022695553200130
- pronlover723 6y agoWebXR will not give you the same experience as a native app. For VR you're always pushing the limits of tech. VR in Safari will never be that.
- gfodor 6y agoThis is not the best way to think about it - it’s not like mobile. WebXR offers distinct opportunities from native. It’s not a hierarchy. There are some things you can only do with one or the other.
- modeless 6y agoWell you're going to have to live with it because Apple will never allow porn apps on the App Store. They will certainly not allow alternative app distribution either. Safari is the only loophole you get on iOS, unless and until an antitrust court forces Apple to change.
- judge2020 6y agoFor reference, this is a Steve Jobs policy (which is undoubtedly going to stay): > https://youtu.be/tJeEuxn9mug?t=1131 https://youtu.be/tJeEuxn9mug?t=1131
- TaylorAlexander 6y agoI mean it’s not just safari. You can find porn via the Twitter or Reddit apps to name a couple. Apple just won’t allow apps that are exclusively designed for porn.
- acct776 6y agoWhy do you say that?
- scrollaway 6y agoWhat's the source on this? I see people keep saying that but from what I've seen, the #1 use of VR is as a gaming console, with a focus on games that embrace the fitness aspect of VR. The Quest 2 has an insane mainstream potential, too, and most people won't bother rooting it. Speaking of, I'm going back to beat saber. You might have been misled by its name if you think that's a porn app. :) Email's in my profile if anyone is up for some multi. -- PS. It's pretty obvious to see the people in the comments here who haven't used VR headsets. Eyestrain and headaches are mostly a non issue with recent models, but what they still are is clammy. They get warm. Super uncomfortable for work purposes. Apple's design could solve that I suppose. As a non-apple-user, I'm excited to see if they can produce something as lightweight as the Quest 2 that is much higher end. I would buy that in a heartbeat, even at a 3k price tag. (Yes, mostly just for beat saber...)
- chrischen 6y ago> What's the source on this? Based on the GP's username it's probably from a self-survey.
- draw_down 6y agoThanks for posting
- Sebguer 6y agoIn the context of the rest of this comment, and the one you're referring to, I wonder how many people assume 'Beat Saber' is a euphemism. (https://beatsaber.com/ https://beatsaber.com/)
- scrollaway 6y agoYep! And I can only sing praises about this game. It's some of the most fun I've ever had playing a video game. IMO it's the killer app of VR.
- rblatz 6y ago
- sdbryan 6y agoWhy would it have too be a pornapp in App Store? Apple allows movie players which play any movies of the right data format (mp4, etc). Why not a VR player with data files obtained elsewhere? The game consoles already have VR playing capability for VR formatted data files (e.g. Wipeout on PS4). As long as a book is either pdf or epub it can be trivially read regardless of content. I don't see an issue here.
- cyanf 6y agoYou'd think so, but the VR market has grown substantially since 2018. Beat Saber, VRChat are games that you can sink thousands of hours into.
- akudha 6y agoImagine spending 3K USD to watch porn. If there is truly a first world problem, this is it :P