SEX in the metaverse could become as “common” and “enjoyable” as sex in real life according to Daniel Golden, vice president of adult site DreamCam, and webcam model Carly Evans.
Golden said: “I think the metaverse could change the sex industry and the sex industry could change the metaverse.
“The sex industry has been driving technological innovations for years, since VHS tapes, and I think the expanding technology and room for fantasy in the metaverse will provide a great environment for sexually curious individuals to try new things.”
Golden said he’s seen a “jump” in the amount of people using his adult webcam website since the pandemic.
And he’s not the only one.
The ‘world’s first’ cyber brothel also claims to have seen a surge in clientele recently.
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Kokeshi Cybrothel in Berlin uses virtual reality headsets and sex dolls to make a user feel like they are actually in an intimate situation.
The cyber brothel said: “We saw a surge in clientele during the pandemic because I think people felt safer with a doll.
“Beyond that, I think people were just exploring their sexuality and desires more during the pandemic.
“You can see that in the growth of the sex tech industry in general. A lot of big internal questions are coming up for people and this can lead to an experimental spirit, right?
“And what better place to try out new kinks, fantasies and constellations than our shame free cyber brothel.”
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Golden believes sex in the metaverse has a number of positives and could become just as common as sex in the real world.
He said: “We are all human and sex is a part of life, whether that’s in the metaverse or not.
“In the metaverse it doesn’t matter what you look like and users even get to choose.
“This could be great for people who feel insecure about how they look when they have sex so they might choose to utilise the metaverse more.
“People in long distance relationships could also have sex in the metaverse more than in real life, so that they don’t lose that physical connection.
“Getting it on in the metaverse will just become a personal preference for how people will like to get their freak on.”
Webcam model Carly Evans, who claims she enjoys sex in the metaverse, said: “Just because it’s virtual, doesn’t mean it isn’t sex.
“Thanks to the fast-paced world of haptic devices and ‘real-feel’ sex toys, VR sex could one day be just as good.
“Society defines sex as a wide range of interactions so it’s not just physical penetration that we can call ‘real sex’.”
Golden added: “I think it may turn out to be equally as enjoyable.
“With the fast growing sex tech in the works right now like synchronising sex toys these things are already used in ‘real sex’ and will only grow in popularity in the metaverse.”
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