Perhaps, in the last few months, you’ve come across a virtual-reality (VR) adult film on a forum like YouPorn or PornHub. And porn, once the domain of horny luddites with a hotel room and a digital camera, is about to get high tech. None of the company’s three partners - Morgan Young, Craig Alguire, and Chris Abell - have a background in adult entertainment, but two are former videogame developers, which means they have something veteran porn producers don’t: technological know-how. In the months to come, her motions will double for some of the most popular actors in adult entertainment: Tori Black, Riley Reid, Mia Malkova, and Jynx Maze.ĭestin’s client, a Toronto start-up called Holodexxx, is angling to be the biggest player in porn - an industry struggling to generate revenue in a world where millions of videos are streamed for free. Her role was similar to that of a stunt performer or Andy Serkis in Lord of the Rings. “Hopefully they washed that suit.”Īs Destin and Hank worked, 12 infrared cameras caught the light bouncing off the Teflon-covered balls, enabling a nearby computer to generate a moving stick-figure rendering - called a 3-D skeleton - of Destin. “I would basically pretend to ride him for eight hours,” says Destin. It was, of course, a motion-capture (or Mo-cap) outfit, and Destin wasn’t having sex but performing it, using a large dildo and the reclining body of her husband, Hank, as props.
Facebook, Google and others are also pushing the new form of immersive content, but the UK broadcaster has one crucial edge for mainstream viewers: its content partnerships with big-name and popular brands, shows and sports.“I was in a Velcro suit covered in little balls,” says Destin.
Sky is not the only company producing 360-degree content.
It will also be viewable in 2D without a headset. The app will be available on most mid-range and higher-end smartphones through Google’s Cardboard and Samsung’s Gear VR, as well as through dedicated VR headsets from Facebook’s Oculus. Now comes the creative challenge of deploying this immersive experience with engaging story-telling.” We are just at the beginning of our VR journey at Sky, launching Sky VR studios earlier this year and we are already breaking new ground. Gary Davey, managing director for content at Sky, said: “Interest in VR content is building, generating more excitement every day. Sky will also put out a re-imagining of English National Ballet’s production of Giselle for VR and a piece featuring Paul McCartney guiding viewers through the creation of his song Dance Tonight and its music video. Perhaps the most interesting pieces, however, will be Sky’s use of 360-degree videos in news, including a documentary on the refugee crisis called Calais: The Jungle, and coverage of the US elections and a piece called Tutankhamun’s Tomb – The Search for Nefertiti. For sports fans there is content from the Williams F1 team, cyclists from Team Sky, boxer Anthony Joshua and several pieces from David Beckham. There are also pieces linked to the films The Martian and Suicide Squad. The Sky VR app launches with 20 different pieces of content related to Star Wars and other bits of Disney, including the Jungle Book.