How Porn has Improved Overtime from VHS to VR

From fuzzy VHS tapes and old magazines to HD content and VR, it’s safe to say that pornography has been on quite a journey so far. It has changed remarkably over the last few decades and a lot of this comes down to the rise of the internet and connectivity in general. It’s safe to say that pornography has changed massively over time, and interestingly enough, our tastes have also been impacted. One of the biggest changes that pornography has undergone is how accessible it is now.

The days when young adults would have to hunt for discarded magazines just to fulfil their desires are long-gone. Now anybody who has an internet connection can access a truly endless supply of pornography. Even though broadband connections have picked up, it is actually the advent of smartphones that has helped to make porn even more accessible.

PornHub have said that 61% of their visitors now come from smartphones, with just 28% viewing on a desktop. As technology changes, it is safe to say that our viewing habits are as well, and this is forcing porn to evolve more and more by the year.

The 90s and the Classic Age of Porn

Some people look at the 90s and think that it is the classic age of porn. Back in the 90s, people wanted big-budget porn that had a glossy front cover. They also wanted a production that could rival a typical B-movie. That being said, things have changed so much since then, and now it would seem that there is a new era ahead. Cosmopolitan have been a driving force behind amateur porn.

All you need to have is your own smartphone camera if you want to film yourself. On top of this, it is cheaper to make, and you have an entire community of streaming sites where people love to share intimate pictures just for the sheer gratification.

This is, of course, a huge leap since the 90s. When you look at the way things worked back then, you will soon see that you could only really take part in porn if you worked in the industry, or if you had some serious camera gear. You also needed the budget and the networking connections to get your content out there to the masses, but the internet has forced such a change that now it is possible for anyone to take part. Interestingly enough, the amount of women who watch porn is also on the rise.

Young adults and men have been long associated with porn, but now it looks like a new market is emerging. If you look at Pornhub, you will soon see that around 26% of their total visitors are women, and this is growing.

A Revolutionary Movement of Women and Porn

A study done in 2015 has shown that a third of women end up watching porn at least once per week. 63% choose to watch heterosexual porn but 44% opt for lesbian. There has also been a sharp rise in the amount of feminist porn over the years, with a number of female directors, including Erika Lust stepping behind the camera.

She has the aim to make sure that porn is more than just a cheap and tasteless, vulgar activity. She wants to bring porn into the modern age by changing the experience for everyone, for the better, and it is movements like this that are truly helping to revolutionise the porn industry as we know it.

VR- The Golden age of Porn

Now, we have entered the golden age of porn. Now more and more directors are opting to go for the VR way of filming as it helps to put people in the hot-seat when it comes to the action. As you can see from above, porn is now way more accessible, and it is also higher in quality overall. Gone are the days when you had to put up with grainy footage, now it is more than possible for you to get up close and personal with 4K-quality content.

VR has helped to take things to that next level, by not only making it possible for you to be closer to the action, but also giving you 4K content and a way to sometimes, interact with the stars, if this is a feature that is supported.

This is making porn take that next leap into the future, as it undergoes yet another evolutionary shift to compete in the market while also drawing in whole new audiences that will go on to support the industry for years to come.