Feb 2 2017

What's the future of virtual sex?

57 min 3 movies discussed
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In the not too distant future, sex may not involve being in the same room as your partner. In fact, your partner may not even have to be a human. We're talking virtual sex here. Couple VR with high tech, smart sex toys and intercourse as we know it may be a thing of the past. Except not really.

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Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating and frankly mind-bending world of virtual sex technology, exploring how scientists and engineers are working to digitize intimate sensations through haptic devices, VR, and teledildonics. They trace the development from simple vibrating controllers to full-body haptic suits that could one day let people feel virtual touch, kiss through internet-connected devices, and experience incredibly realistic simulated intimacy across distances. Along the way, the hosts grapple with some pretty heavy ethical questions about how this technology might be used—from helping long-distance couples stay connected to darker concerns about virtual reality satisfying harmful compulsions in ways that could potentially bleed into real life.


Movies Discussed

Hellraiser
Hellraiser
1987 1h 34m
★ 6.9
"It's like Hellraiser basically, right? — Josh compares Dr. Stuart Milloy's procedure of opening a patient's head to perform brain electrode work to the horror film Hellraiser." — Josh
Shortcuts
Shortcuts
2019
"Did you ever see Shortcuts, the Robert Altman movie? Remember Jennifer Jason Lee was a phone sex operator? — Josh references the Robert Altman film Shortcuts as an example of a phone sex operator character played by Jennifer Jason Lee." — Josh
Sleeper
Sleeper
1973 PG 1h 27m
★ 6.9
"he named it after the machine in Woody Allen Sleeper from 1973 — Dr. Stuart Milloy named his Orgasmatron device after the machine from Woody Allen's film Sleeper." — Josh

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