7. A New Type Of Pornography
One thing you may or may not know about the Oculus is that the device is an open source platform i.e. developers and game designers can put what they like on it. So far that's included pornography, and Oculus' founder has not been shy to talk about it. When asked about plans to block any X-rated content or apps during a panel at the first
Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Conference, Palmer Luckey responded: The rift is an open platform. We dont control what software can run on it, adding And thats a big deal." Your Rift device will also have an Oculus Store where you can buy and download games, but it (obviously) won't be listing porn.
Speaking on Reddit, Luckey said that the company 'wont be selling adult content on the Oculus Store' but he's making no plans to block it, either. Of course, this has already given birth to a series of VR porn developers, from Anime to live-action and pretty much anything you can think of. If you take yourself on a short Google search into Oculus pornography you'll soon stumble upon a Reddit thread entitled 'Oculus XXX', and in the interests of journalism (of course), I delved closer into these forums and found a series of specifically-designed VR demos which you can even install on the Samsung Gear VR for your smartphone.