"This is really more to explore the technology to see what's going to work and what's not going to work," he says. Parker says the company is in the "super early adopter phase" and VIRP isn't intended to be a moneymaker yet. One-on-one chats pull models away from the public rooms where they can best build their fan bases, so many models also request that users commit to a minimum duration before agreeing to go private. One key problem: Custom-built RealDolls can take months to ship, and it isn't an easy task to retrofit the Max into existing dolls.įull-size RealDolls typically cost at least several thousand dollars depending on the level of customization, but CamSoda says you can VIRP without one too.Īs for the VIRP sessions themselves, pricing is up to the model, but CamSoda says pre-negotiated private chats typically cost at least a few dollars per minute. Abyss Creations tells us the cost of equipping a RealDoll with a specially fitted Max insert hasn't been locked down yet. Partial-body dolls (basically just torsos without heads or limbs) start at around $1,500 (about £1,070, or AU$1,875), while full-size dolls typically sell for at least $5,000 and can sell for many thousands more, depending on the level of customization. "Physically, it's a large doll and it weighs a lot. But Parker insists the Max-fitted RealDolls are worthwhile upgrades.
Technically, a single Max or Nora is all you need to VIRP with a Nora-equipped CamSoda model. (Lovense says every byte of personal data that passes through its servers is fully encrypted using the same technology Google, Skype and FaceTime use.) Each connects with the user's smartphone, allowing the sharing of controls or even the syncing of devices with a partner. The two-way communication Parker describes happens between the Lovense Max and Lovense Nora, a masturbatory sleeve and rabbit-style vibrator, respectively. The tech that makes VIRP possible comes from Lovense, one of a growing crop of connected-sex-toy manufacturers.
While Parker maintains that none of those were meant as jokes, all seem like marketing stunts. Even as tech steadily creeps into our sex lives, it's an eyebrow-raising idea, and one that raises plenty of questions.ĬamSoda has a history of racy promotions, including a sex-smell-distributing "Oh-roma" gas mask attachment for your VR headset, as well as an app that lets you lick your phone to practice oral sex techniques, or log in using a picture of your erect penis. Unfortunate acronym choices aside, the company describes "VIRPing" as a new kind of adult experience - the chance for its users to experience something akin to live sex with their favorite performers in real time. CamSoda calls the integration "virtual intercourse with real people," or VIRP (not to be confused with "vurp," which Urban Dictionary defines as " a burp laced with a little vomit").ĬamSoda supports all Google-compliant VR headsets, and plans to support headsets like Samsung's Gear VR and the Oculus Rift too. This push for virtual sex is the result of a new partnership between CamSoda and Abyss Creations, maker of top-of-the-line sex dolls called RealDolls. It's virtual sex, and both parties will "feel" it. The big idea might sound like something straight out of sci-fi, but here it is: Watch a private, one-on-one feed in virtual reality as you have sex with a " teledildonic" sex doll that transmits your tactile data to the model's matching vibrator (and vice versa). Should they want something more intimate, users can request a private, one-on-one show - the online equivalent of a back-room lap dance.Īs of this week, those users have an even more intimate and interactive option. At any time, visitors can log on and view the public live feed of the model of their choice, tipping her with the site's digital currency if they enjoy the show. Editors' note: Some of the language and descriptions in this story are not suited for younger readers.ĬamSoda is an adult-oriented live "camming" site dubbed "a virtual strip club with no cover" by its creators.
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