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Originally Posted by BFT3K
That's why I am amazed the adult industry isn't leading the way, as it's done for similar technology decisions in the past.
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I'm not actually and here's why. While I am still relatively new in this industry, the adult industry used to be notorious for paving the way through technology. I think porn can claim some ownership for the huge computer/internet boom in the 90s just as it did for VSH and later on DVD. But it seems as if the industry has become stagnant in innovation and adoption. It took a while before I started to see Web 2.0 functions on sites and still many do not have that user interaction.
What I have always wondered is why the adult industry has not created something similar to iTunes for a one stop distribution place instead, relying on membership sites for revenue. There is so much technology out there, like Adobe Air to create a complete marketing solution that users could download complete with ad that would not require the need for all the affiliates. Memberships and VOD can be included as well and there is no need to host a massive website. Oh yeah, it includes DRM rights as well that determines what the user can do with the content or when the membership ends, so does access to the content. Its all contained in a simple app independent of browsers or OS.
But a iTunes like app would enable users to buy their favorite scenes or compilations where the user gets what they want, not what a company determines they get for a membership price. The recording industry failed to adapt and it hurt them in the end. I can see adult headed down the same road. Not to mention producers would get more pub by being centrally located than they would relying off search engine hits.
As more and more mainstream companies put their media out there for free consumption, the mentality will continue to grow of a "free" market. As many have stated, the membership biz model is not as viable as it once was.
But I don't see 3D porn being that big except for those that are looking for an experience/simulation. 3D mainstream will not be the hit they think because movie watching is based on visually watching a story being told. Where 3D will boom in mainstream is with vacation simulations or sporting events where the viewer needs to feel like they are there and a part of the overall experience. I just dont see porn being something that the viewer feels like they have to be in the room to experience the sex, especially something they cannot touch or physically feel in either scenario.
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