Originally Posted by cordoba

Live vr/holo cam is where the serious money will be made. It's not so far away - the HoloLens will be released next year and will deliver virtual holograms (through the glasses, obviously).

'Real' holograms, from a technical point of view, are not so far away either. Proof of concept of moving holograms has been demonstrated by several different research teams. I doubt if it's more than 10 years away to mainstream market.

Magic Leap, bought by Google, is a vr company that has tech that actually beams virtual images into your eyes. Eventually this will lead to the wearing of a headset or glasses becoming unnecessary. It could also make expensive 'real' hologram tech unnecessary. You could have the device beam an image of a 3d girl into your eyes from the other side of the room, and it would appear to you to be a real girl a few feet in front of you. Again, this is likely less than 10 years away from being in millions of homes.

For a good few years, whether we're talking about vr or holo cams, it might be very difficult for amateurs to broadcast free live cam shows. The expensive tech required, and the skills, will likely make it the exclusive preserve of professional cam sites. No piracy and little free amateur competition.

As far as what Brian Schuster and HoloFilms are doing, I've been wondering for a few years why the adult industry didn't come together and actually push along the new tech, and even create it. I guess AEBN with the RealTouch was an example, and not a successful one. I think they were a bit too early with that. The problem of lagging has only just been fixed with VR, it will be a while before its ready for haptic sex toys.

If the adult industry invested in, for example, the first holographic video console, not only could you fix the piracy problem (determine which videos can play on it), you could preclude the possibility of porn being blocked from it.

And the biggest problem is the likely moral majority backlash that will inevitably come. The adult industry needs to work together for that as well - for example, promoting studies and research that debunk the 'Your Brain On Porn' rubbish (and it has already been debunked by several psychologists). Having former porn actresses speak out on their positive experiences of working in the industry etc. Paying for studies that link the decline in violence over the last decade to the growth in internet porn, and in future, the positive effects of vr porn.