How to Watch Porn in Virtual Reality
A friend of mine said that the first question we ask when introduced to new technology is: “How can I use it for sex?” To that end, we’ll cover how to use a Meta Quest 2, Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, PSVR, Vive, or other virtual reality headset to have sex… or watch virtual porn, anyway.
How to Watch VR Porn Using Meta Quest 2
Getting an “entry-level” VR porn experience with the Meta Quest 2 (or other headset) is almost ridiculously easy.
Watching entry-level porn in VR on Meta Quest 2
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Close the door.
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Put on your headset.
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Click on the browser.
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Go to a site that hosts VR porn. Free video mega sites like youporn have a VR section, or just use Google to find something.
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Using PlayStation VR: Sony’s PSVR seems to require some extra steps. I haven’t tried it yet, but here’s a guide to watching porn on PSVR .
That’s all you need to know to get a taste of VR porn, but due to the huge file sizes of VR videos, streaming is likely to be choppy, and the free movies aren’t usually in the highest resolution. To get the best experience, you’ll have to (gasp) pay to watch.
Recommended headsets for watching VR porn:
How to Watch VR Porn with Meta Quest 3
The above instructions for streaming porn work the same as they do on the Meta Quest 3 headset, but the Quest 3’s front-facing camera array adds a new feature to your porn viewing: augmented reality porn.
Enabling pass-through porn is quite tricky, so here’s a separate post detailing how to get AR porn to work on your Meta Quest 3 .
How to Watch Porn Using Apple Vision Pro
Apple’s Vision Pro can easily stream, download and play “regular” porn videos on huge virtual reality screens through its web browser, but immersive 3D videos made specifically for virtual or augmented reality won’t work in your Apple Vision Pro’s browser .
Part of the problem is that WebXR, a software interface for accessing augmented and virtual reality devices, is not automatically enabled in the Vision Pro browser. Not including WebXR means no VR porn, but it also means you won’t have access to a lot of non-adult VR and AR content like web games, tours, productivity apps, and more.
Here’s how to enable WebXR:
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Open settings.
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Select Applications.
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Select Safari.
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Scroll to the bottom of the window and select Advanced.
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Scroll to the bottom of the window and select Feature Flags.
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In the XR Experimental Features section, enable the WebXR Device API and the WebXR Manual Input Module.
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Under WebKit Feature Flags, enable the WebXR Augmented Reality Module and the WebXR GamePads Module.
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Exit settings.
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Open Safari, or if it’s already open, refresh the WebXR-enabled page to see if it works.
But even with WebXR enabled, you still can’t run full VR porn videos on Apple Vision Pro—yet. I spoke with Alex Novak from VR porn site SexLikeReal and he said, “A lot of work has been done on our end to make sure everything works with AVP. This is a great video tool. We’ll be releasing a huge update soon.”
Advanced porn viewing in VR
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Select a VR site. Because VR porn is relatively new, more expensive to produce, and has a smaller audience than “regular” adult videos, there aren’t many sites for it. Most of them have sample videos for you to watch, and some offer one-day access for a very low price so you can see if you’ll dig in. Check out this list of the most famous manufacturers and make your choice.
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Have you locked the door?
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Open your browser, go to your newly selected website, and enter your credit card numbers. Membership fees vary from site to site, but the expected range is between $20 and $30 per month.
From here you can stream full-length videos in very high quality, but streaming can still be choppy. If so…
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Download and save the video to your device . These videos can be over 10 gigabytes, so it may take a while.
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Play video . Major VR headsets have great video browsers, but if you want advanced features, download Skybox for $10. This way, you can easily save videos to your computer and stream them from your computer.
If you want to really take things a step further, you can delve into the world of virtual reality sex toys . These are devices designed to vibrate and oscillate in sync with video. I have no idea how well this works, but if it does, let us know in the comments section.
Is virtual reality porn useful?
Now that you know how to watch virtual reality porn, you should ask yourself if you should do it. The immersive you-there virtual reality experience provides an experience that is markedly different from traditional porn, but not necessarily better. Like everything of this sort, it comes down to personal taste. I’ve checked out a bit of stuff (for research purposes only, of course) and without going into too much detail, here are the pros and cons:
Blocked Perspective
The idea of putting the viewer right into the action means that the camera is tied to your perspective. If you like that kind of thing, this is the gravy for you, but if you don’t… well, you tried it.
Performance
The camera/you feel very close to the performers in VR porn videos and the illusion is quite convincing, but actually selling that closeness requires acting talent. It’s a very different kind of performance than in film or on stage, and at the risk of being negative, many pornographic film performers don’t have the strength to really pull it off, so it can come off as weird rather than sexy. Again, your mileage may vary.
Limited content
Since making VR videos is more expensive and difficult, and the audience is smaller, it seems that almost all VR porn is aimed at the mass porn audience. If you share the tastes of most porn viewers, you’ll be happy. If you’re into something more esoteric, you may find it difficult or impossible to find something you like, at least until more perverts join the virtual world.
Gender changes
Most virtual reality porn is aimed at straight men, but not all. There is VRporn from the perspective of gay/bi men and women (straight, gay, and bi), which provides perhaps the most unique opportunity of VR porn: putting yourself in someone else’s shoes. Looking down at yourself and seeing a different body (the one that doesn’t miss abs day) is weird enough, but looking down and seeing a body of the other gender is just freaky in the best way. I can only imagine that this will lead to a new era of empathy and the end of sexism and homophobia.
For couples?
In fact, most porn will be watched alone, but some couples put on headsets (and perhaps other devices) and incorporate the virtual into their real-life sex life together. I think the actual experience of wearing a headset would be a little ridiculous, but maybe I’m just old-fashioned.