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I see at least one eager early-adopter market for Google Glass: amateur pornographers who want to share their, um, personal experiences. Don't laugh -- through

by cs702 14y ago

I see at least one eager early-adopter market for Google Glass: amateur pornographers who want to share their, um, personal experiences. Don't laugh -- throughout history, pornographers have been early-stage adopters of new media technologies -- e.g., see http://www.law.indiana.edu/fclj/pubs/v49/no1/johnson.html http://www.law.indiana.edu/fclj/pubs/v49/no1/johnson.html

danieldrehmer 14y ago
But how are they going to avoid turning off their partners wearing that?
- gouranga 14y ago
  Perhaps they've got a Tron fetish...
- stcredzero 14y ago
  There's already a market for Point of View (POV) porn, and people are already having sex holding big camcorders.
- kmfrk 14y ago
  The concept of sincere intimacy in porn is more of an exception than a rule in the industry.
  - minikomi 14y ago
    Or perhaps a sub-genre..
- trafficlight 14y ago
  If there's anything the internet has taught me, it's there's a niche for everything. See: Rule 34.
- rmc 14y ago
  Err... I hate to break it to you, but most pornography is done for cash. The people don't actually do it for fun, and, hope not to burst you bubble, but they are faking a lot of the time… A little blue pill and some 'acting' is all you need,
  - hkolek 14y ago
    To add to that, I'd recommend the documentary "9to5: Days in Porn" [1] to see how a (mainstream) shooting really is like (amongst other things). 1. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278293/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278293/
- javajosh 14y ago
  because they are both wearing glasses, and a computer is editing out the glasses for both people, and the audience :)
pragmatic 14y ago
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114558/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114558/ Strange Days - 1995.
- arethuza 14y ago
  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085271/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085271/ Brainstorm - 1983.
mc32 14y ago
The TV show "Peep Show", which isn't about surreptitious leering despite the title, uses first person PoV in their series. Some people hate it, others grew used to the PoV. See reference to the PoV at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peep_Show_(TV_series)#Production http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peep_Show_(TV_series)#Productio...
- joejohnson 14y ago
  That show is amazing. I feel like the name turned off a lot of potential viewers. The POV-style filming isn't even that central to the show. After an episode or two, you become used to it.
  - laserDinosaur 14y ago
    Even David Mitchell hates the name and says the late night time slot didn't help with peoples assumptions (see his SoapBox series), but says he's come to accept the name over time.
- rmc 14y ago
  +1 for Peep Show. I have a feeling thought that "See it from their eyes" was their schtick, but that they dropped that when it became apparent that it was a good TV show (e.g. Season 2+'s title sequence doesn't explain the PoV thing)
- zerostar07 14y ago
  ... and the novelty wears off pretty fast and no dramatic effect. I can imagine it's annoying too.
guelo 14y ago
There are plenty of HD wearable cameras already available. When creating a movie you don't need the ability to stream it on Hangout live.
- cs702 14y ago
  guelo: Google Glass isn't about making movies per se but about sharing personal experiences -- live and otherwise. Think about it for a moment and you'll get it.
  - DeepDuh 14y ago
    Let's see, which events benefit most from being experienced live? Yep - sports! How about we give those glasses to some referees, for example?
    - waterlesscloud 14y ago
      What was that website a few years back where these guys wandered the streets of Manhattan with a live camera strapped to them, and you could send them suggestions for improv-like interactions with the passerby? It was a lot of fun, really. EDIT- "Mod My Life". Maybe that's an idea whose time has come. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-9814104-2.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-9814104-2.html
  - ralfd 14y ago
    Not really that much different to recording Video with a Smartphone. I get that there is a difference in that you are always wearing it and are theoretically always on, and photos/vids of Smartphones are huge, but … seriously … how many experiences of your personal day today would you like to share? Nah. On the other side there are certainly people who are burning to attention whoring the shit out of Google Glasses. Perhaps it would be like a more extreme version of Twitter were 99% of people are following a very vocal 1% minority. And if Sergey Brin would publicly stream his Glass video I would watch it and place the video in a corner of my desktop screen. It would be like having a pet or the first Justin.tv all over again.
redthrowaway 14y ago
I can picture giving premium users the right to "tag along for the ride", as it were, and watch as it's getting filmed. Could be quite cool. I suspect as the hardware is further refined and becomes less intrusive, we'll start to see more interesting things done with the technology. My only real concern is, who pays for it? Taking advantage of seamless sharing would require a 4g connection. Do I pay another $60 a month for my glasses, on top of my cell phone?
- javajosh 14y ago
  It would be funny if you could either type or speak what you wanted your avatar to say and do, too!
- maxerickson 14y ago
  I hope you don't. I hope you do without until the cell companies decide that data is data. I'm a dreamy eyed optimist.
- Bjartr 14y ago
  >I can picture giving premium users the right to "tag along for the ride", as it were, and watch as it's getting filmed. The beginnings of Stephenson's simstim, right here.
  - icot 14y ago
    William Gibson's simstim and Stephenson's Gargoyle?
    - redthrowaway 14y ago
      Was the Gargoyle from Snow Crash? I don't remember it. Either way, I'm reading Neuromancer at the moment and I picked up on that minor snafu, as well.
      - icot 14y ago
        Yes, it's from Snow Crash. I don't remember the whole description, because the Gargoyle included various additional modules/gadgets and one of the points was that it was odd-looking from outside.
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SnaKeZ 14y ago
POV for everyone
zerostar07 14y ago
That 'Porn drives the industry' is bullshit imho. Porn cares about money, and yes they do need technology to distribute their 'product'. But they are not the earliest of the adopters, they do not try out untested technologies unless they already have already proved potential and i can't recall a porn company who actually funded technology. I 'm not up for any sort of censorship of course, but porn has also adverse effects (e.g. it's addictive (see http://yourbrainonporn.com http://yourbrainonporn.com), yet i do not see much talk about these.

by cs702 14y ago

danieldrehmer 14y ago

But how are they going to avoid turning off their partners wearing that?

gouranga 14y ago
Perhaps they've got a Tron fetish...
stcredzero 14y ago
There's already a market for Point of View (POV) porn, and people are already having sex holding big camcorders.
kmfrk 14y ago
The concept of sincere intimacy in porn is more of an exception than a rule in the industry.
- minikomi 14y ago
  Or perhaps a sub-genre..
trafficlight 14y ago
If there's anything the internet has taught me, it's there's a niche for everything. See: Rule 34.
rmc 14y ago
Err... I hate to break it to you, but most pornography is done for cash. The people don't actually do it for fun, and, hope not to burst you bubble, but they are faking a lot of the time… A little blue pill and some 'acting' is all you need,
- hkolek 14y ago
  To add to that, I'd recommend the documentary "9to5: Days in Porn" [1] to see how a (mainstream) shooting really is like (amongst other things). 1. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278293/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278293/
javajosh 14y ago
because they are both wearing glasses, and a computer is editing out the glasses for both people, and the audience :)

pragmatic 14y ago

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114558/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114558/ Strange Days - 1995.

arethuza 14y ago
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085271/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085271/ Brainstorm - 1983.

mc32 14y ago

The TV show "Peep Show", which isn't about surreptitious leering despite the title, uses first person PoV in their series. Some people hate it, others grew used to the PoV. See reference to the PoV at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peep_Show_(TV_series)#Production http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peep_Show_(TV_series)#Productio...

joejohnson 14y ago
That show is amazing. I feel like the name turned off a lot of potential viewers. The POV-style filming isn't even that central to the show. After an episode or two, you become used to it.
- laserDinosaur 14y ago
  Even David Mitchell hates the name and says the late night time slot didn't help with peoples assumptions (see his SoapBox series), but says he's come to accept the name over time.
rmc 14y ago
+1 for Peep Show. I have a feeling thought that "See it from their eyes" was their schtick, but that they dropped that when it became apparent that it was a good TV show (e.g. Season 2+'s title sequence doesn't explain the PoV thing)
zerostar07 14y ago
... and the novelty wears off pretty fast and no dramatic effect. I can imagine it's annoying too.

guelo 14y ago

There are plenty of HD wearable cameras already available. When creating a movie you don't need the ability to stream it on Hangout live.

cs702 14y ago
guelo: Google Glass isn't about making movies per se but about sharing personal experiences -- live and otherwise. Think about it for a moment and you'll get it.
- DeepDuh 14y ago
  Let's see, which events benefit most from being experienced live? Yep - sports! How about we give those glasses to some referees, for example?
  - waterlesscloud 14y ago
    What was that website a few years back where these guys wandered the streets of Manhattan with a live camera strapped to them, and you could send them suggestions for improv-like interactions with the passerby? It was a lot of fun, really. EDIT- "Mod My Life". Maybe that's an idea whose time has come. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-9814104-2.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-9814104-2.html
- ralfd 14y ago
  Not really that much different to recording Video with a Smartphone. I get that there is a difference in that you are always wearing it and are theoretically always on, and photos/vids of Smartphones are huge, but … seriously … how many experiences of your personal day today would you like to share? Nah. On the other side there are certainly people who are burning to attention whoring the shit out of Google Glasses. Perhaps it would be like a more extreme version of Twitter were 99% of people are following a very vocal 1% minority. And if Sergey Brin would publicly stream his Glass video I would watch it and place the video in a corner of my desktop screen. It would be like having a pet or the first Justin.tv all over again.

redthrowaway 14y ago

I can picture giving premium users the right to "tag along for the ride", as it were, and watch as it's getting filmed. Could be quite cool. I suspect as the hardware is further refined and becomes less intrusive, we'll start to see more interesting things done with the technology. My only real concern is, who pays for it? Taking advantage of seamless sharing would require a 4g connection. Do I pay another $60 a month for my glasses, on top of my cell phone?

javajosh 14y ago
It would be funny if you could either type or speak what you wanted your avatar to say and do, too!
maxerickson 14y ago
I hope you don't. I hope you do without until the cell companies decide that data is data. I'm a dreamy eyed optimist.
Bjartr 14y ago
>I can picture giving premium users the right to "tag along for the ride", as it were, and watch as it's getting filmed. The beginnings of Stephenson's simstim, right here.
- icot 14y ago
  William Gibson's simstim and Stephenson's Gargoyle?
  - redthrowaway 14y ago
    Was the Gargoyle from Snow Crash? I don't remember it. Either way, I'm reading Neuromancer at the moment and I picked up on that minor snafu, as well.
    - icot 14y ago
      Yes, it's from Snow Crash. I don't remember the whole description, because the Gargoyle included various additional modules/gadgets and one of the points was that it was odd-looking from outside.

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SnaKeZ 14y ago

POV for everyone

zerostar07 14y ago

That 'Porn drives the industry' is bullshit imho. Porn cares about money, and yes they do need technology to distribute their 'product'. But they are not the earliest of the adopters, they do not try out untested technologies unless they already have already proved potential and i can't recall a porn company who actually funded technology. I 'm not up for any sort of censorship of course, but porn has also adverse effects (e.g. it's addictive (see http://yourbrainonporn.com http://yourbrainonporn.com), yet i do not see much talk about these.