Everybody remembers sliding on that virtual reality headset and experiencing VR porn for the first time. Like the gates to heaven opening as you try to grasp how amazing and realistic it all is. Knowing at that very moment. Porn as you know had just been reborn and adult entertainment would never be the same again.

What makes VR porn so great is it offered things that didn’t exist in pornography. It brought Immersion, intimacy and the chance to get up close with the hottest pornstars in the industry. Riley Reid, Blondie Fesser, Gina Gerson and hundreds of other top adult stars. VR takes users to another place where they can become fully immersed in a sexual fantasy.

With augmented reality porn just around the corner. One must ask, how will AR porn compare to VR porn? And which will be better? Before we dive in and have a look, let’s first establish what each one is.

Difference Between AR Porn and VR Porn

Although the two technologies are interconnected. The differences between virtual reality porn and augmented reality porn are worlds apart.

VR porn is an artificial environment. A place where you can become submerged in fantasy, cut off from the outside would entirely. You can experience VR porn videos in a variety of lavish locations and settings. Luxury mansions, private lakes, even in the middle of a desert thanks to a Star Wars parody produced by popular virtual reality porn studio VRCosplayX. With VR porn, you step in to the body of another person. Unlike normal porn videos where you’re gazing over a scene like a hopeful spectator. In virtual reality. You become the character in the scene having sex with the really hot chick. While immersed in up to 360 degrees of viewing pleasure.

AR porn is totally different because the user is embedding digital information with their environment in real time. Rather than being submerged in a foreign place, you continue to be in touch with the real world. Your body is your own and your surroundings do not change. With the use of an augmented reality head-mounted display, you interact with a 3D digitally created hologram that’s been implemented in to your physical surrounds. The technology to produce AR is more advanced than VR and requires far more technical work to get right.

Advantages & Disadvantages

There are benefits and disadvantages to both AR and VR porn, each with characteristics that could make one favourable over the other.

Virtual reality is unique in that it can submerge you in to another world altogether. Gaming will likely gain the advantage in VR over AR. Virtual reality porn games offer the fantasy setting. A place where you can go and experience a digitally created 3D world. You can become the character and immerse yourself in gaming experience a million miles away from reality. Everything that makes gaming as a whole so great. There will undoubtedly be many top-rated titles in AR. However. Virtual reality may be the better suited technology for gaming experiences.

How you watch VR porn movies, on the other hand, is very limited when compared to AR porn. While the experience might seem totally realistic. It can never convince your brain entirely. When you look down and see a different penis or hairier chest than yours. When you move your hand in an attempt to squeeze her ass and nothing happens. Then there’s the issue of when the dude switches from doggy style to being taken for a cowgirl ride. You’re having to adjust yourself to the structure of the scene while trying to block out the fact that your body looks nothing like what you’re seeing.

AR porn doesn’t have that problem because your body is your own. And unlike virtual reality where the view is being dictated for you, you have complete control over your line of sight. Everything that happens between you and your AR pornstar or virtual sex avatar will be taking place where you feel most comfortable. Augmented reality offers maximum freedom as you’re never fixed to one place. You can enjoy seeing your avatar from every angle, admiring every detail while soaking up the satisfaction as you position her in different locations around your real-world surroundings. Rather than you having to work around the scene like in VR. In AR, the scene will work around you!

Will AR Porn be Better Than VR Porn?

While AR is at such early stages, virtual reality will be the preferred choice for a number of reasons. There are already thousands of VR porn videos online growing by the week while AR porn is currently almost non-existent. VR is also much more accessible. With headsets like Google Cardboard, experiencing virtual reality has become possible to just about anybody with a smartphone and some lunch money. AR technology is still in very early stages and augmented reality headsets currently run in to the 4-figure price bracket. This prevents many from experiencing AR for themselves at this stage.

In the long run, there will be many who prefer the enclosed setting of virtual reality and the option of having sex in a diverse mix of locations. While it’s clear both AR and VR are the future of adult entertainment, the potential of augmented reality is just too great in comparison to virtual reality. Those who want a feeling of complete and utter realism while feeling like they are in control, augmented reality porn will dominate VR porn. After all, for the best sexual experience, it needs to feel as much like the real thing as possible. AR’s job role is to engage with and enhance real-life experiences. While VR has it perks. It’s augmented reality that could well be the holy-grail of adult entertainment.