‘The embodied empathy revolution … ’
Pornography and the contemporary state of consumer virtual reality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17825959 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leighton Evans (0000-0002-6875-6301, Swansea University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 121-127 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Porn Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2326-8743 • E-ISSN: 2326-8751 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23268743.2020.1777894 |
| OpenAlex | W3037571052 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 14 |
Virtual Reality (VR) has been proposed as a potentially revolutionary medium for pornography. The notion of VR as a an ‘empathy machine’ has led to predictions that VR will facilitate more empathetic relationships between pornography and the viewer, and pornographic actors and viewers. This affective turn in VR pornography is contingent upon the use of teledildonic technology and VR to facilitate new embodied relations for the viewer. However, the current state of VR pornography is very far from this vision. Currently, VR pornography is dominated by a variation on the point-of-view genre of pornography where the viewer is embodied in a stationary, subject position - often that of a straight, white male while a female actor submits to the desire of the actor. The promise of VR pornography is currently some way from being realised, and the material currently available recycles debates on heteronormativity and hegemonic masculinity in eroticism
Aesthetics · Art · Avatar · Embodied cognition · Empathy · Human–computer interaction · Pornography · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Virtual reality · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Digital Games and Media · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology
Carnal Resonance
The Re-Emergence of Virtual Reality
Does Your Mother Know What You Really Do? The Changing Nature and Image of Computer‐Based Pornography
What does ‘pornography’ mean in the digital age? Revisiting a definition for social science researchers
The Pornopticon
The emergence of non-standard bodies and sexualities
Gonzo, trannys, and teens – current trends in US adult content production, distribution, and consumption
Positionality and pornography
Far away, so close
Desire by design
Between meaning and mattering
Empathy machines
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |