April 18, 2006
Teledildonics on CNN
People all across the world learned a new word when CNN recently reported on teledildonics in their article: Future sex gizmos: Reach out and touch someone.
"What is very likely to be present before 2016 would be a multi-sensual experience of virtual sex," said Julia Heiman, director of the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction at Indiana University, Bloomington.
"There is a possibility of developing erotic materials for yourself that would allow you to create a partner of certain dimensions and qualities, the partner saying certain things in that interaction, certain things happening in that interaction."
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April 12, 2006
Sexual Interactions: CHI2006 in Montreal - Papers Posted
Papers have been posted on-line for the upcoming Sexual Interactions academic conference. See a complete list of papers here. Note that each paper is a link, but you can't tell from just looking at the paper.
The Sex SIG's Kyle Machulis submitted ".pdf format: An Open-Source Sexual HCI Research Platform.
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April 05, 2006
The Kingdom Hearts Vibrator
No, really.
Japanese sex toy shop Pop Life Department M's are selling a Kingdom Hearts Branded "Rabbit" vibrator. The vibrator comes in a silver, reflective color that may or may not have something to do with the game.
I just have no idea what to say here.
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March 03, 2006
Rez - The Game, The Vibrator, The Operating Systems
Slashdong.com has a new article up on Linux/OSX drivers for the infamous Trance Vibrator: Linux/OSX Drivers and fingerd client.
Rejoice, ye of non windows operating systems! For there is now TranceVibrator support for all!
For those of you not familiar with the Trance Vibrator, in Japan, it was shipped as part of the musical shooter (yes, you read that right) Rez. It was used for other purposes, however, and made famous in this article from Game Girl Advance.
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January 29, 2006
Wired: Games That Get Your Groove On
Wired has an article up that discusses sexual uses of hardware in video games, Games That Get Your Groove On.
Inspired by Nintendo Revolution's innovative design, the video-game industry has given a lot of thought recently to new ways of interacting with games. But a revolution is already underway -- it's somewhat hush-hush and its tools offer more immersive gameplay for players across the globe. No, they're not the offshoots of some top-secret technology: They're video-game sex toys.
The Sex SIG's own Kyle Machulis of slashdong.org is featured.
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August 30, 2005
Article on Salon.com
There's an article on Salon about teledildonics.
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August 19, 2005
Link of the Day
Today's link:
Adult Links.
Sinulator and Interactive Fleshlight
Did you know that the interaction between sex toys and computers is patented? It is, and the Sinulator holds that patent: 6,368,268.
So far, no games have been developed using this technology. Numerous sex simulators have billed themselves as games, however.
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August 09, 2005
Link of the Day - Nat'l Institute on Media & the Family
Today's link:
The National Institute on Media and the Family is, according to its website, "the world's leading and most respected research-based organization on the positive and harmful effects of media on children and youth."
This organization has an anti-censorship stance (see the About Us link), but advocates voluntary restrictions on content.
It also maintains its own KidScore(R) database of video game ratings.
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