Virtual reality and adult entertainment: the next high-tech symbiosis

dc.contributor.advisorChairperson, Graduate Committee: Dennis Aigen
dc.contributor.authorAlmklov, Erik Rochneren
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-27T16:05:16Z
dc.date.available2018-02-27T16:05:16Z
dc.date.issued2016en
dc.descriptionYuccaland VR is a film that is part of the student's thesis project.en
dc.description.abstractTechnology and pornography have a longstanding symbiotic relationship. Pornographers have historically relied on technology to distribute personalized sexual experiences to consumers. Emergent communication technologies have similarly found commercial success through the adult industry in the 20th and 21st centuries. A mutually beneficial sex-tech relationship now endures as the modern adult industry exerts significant influence over the fate of new communication technologies. In this paper, I examine the historical role that pornography has played in the mainstream integration of modern communication technologies. I next apply this analysis to one of the most discussed technologies on the market to date, Virtual Reality (VR), to argue that its mainstream adoption is similarly being influenced by porn. The adult industry's early monetization of 360° content, and relevant immersive innovations, are early indications that VR porn may be the next high-tech symbiosis.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/14331en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMontana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architectureen
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2016 by Erik Rochner Almkloven
dc.subject.lcshSex-oriented businessesen
dc.subject.lcshVirtual realityen
dc.subject.lcshTechnologyen
dc.titleVirtual reality and adult entertainment: the next high-tech symbiosisen
dc.title.alternativeYuccaland VRen
dc.typeThesisen
mus.data.thumbpage39en
thesis.degree.committeemembersMembers, Graduate Committee: Lucia Ricciardelli; Gianna Savoie.en
thesis.degree.departmentFilm & Photography.en
thesis.degree.genreThesisen
thesis.degree.nameMFAen
thesis.format.extentfirstpage1en
thesis.format.extentlastpage63en

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