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Virtual reality is set to change the way we use technology, but one innovation has gone a step further than most day-to-day activities - using it to simulate SEX .

The point of illusion VR is to give the notion that you're having intercourse.

The kit uses a headset, similar to the well-known Oculus Rift, which delivers visuals directly to your eyes, and has a bodysuit that's got sensors attached.

There is also a moving machine with breast-like additions to give the experience a more complete feeling.

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The Full Body Virtual Interface "can send impulses all over the wearer’s body to make it feel like another human being is touching them," ir.net reports .

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It was invented by Japanese developer Tenga.

At £300, it is just for men at the moment, who can remain fully clothed while they experience intimate time with a virtually non-existent partner.

Tenga states that it's "revolutionising sexual pleasure, bringing sexuality to the forefront for all to enjoy".

Its website adds: "Topics around sexuality can be quite taboo, and the products designed to provide for these needs have always been branded as lewd and obscene.

"That's why Tenga is here."

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In 2014, Tenga created a crude version of the system, seen in the GIF above, that combined virtual reality goggles and a "masturbation aid".

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The user places the toy over their penis and then watches an anime-character carrying out a sex act.

The movements of the toy were synched to the movements of the character.