Lynx Video, a sex shop based in Toulouse, has for some time been offering pornographic movies … using a virtual reality headset. The details.
Our era has put virtual reality in all areas. Visit 3D housing, video games and esport … In Toulouse , you can now enjoy the “Virtual Reality in the … porn . Head for the Lynx Video sex shop, in the station area, near Bayard Street. At first glance, the place can not be more classic: movies for sale, erotic accessories , scenes broadcast continuously on screens and private viewing booths.
Conquering a younger clientele
With one detail: virtual reality headsets on the counter. Watch porn movies with a virtual reality headset … the idea appeared a little by chance for Julien, the manager: “A friend, a fan of video games, regularly boasted about virtual reality to play. I said to myself: why not in our activity? “Says the latter.
In February 2018, he decides to launch. The goal is also strategic. Lynx Video is one of the few sex shops still in the Pink City . “In 20 years, the number of sex shops has been halved,” said Hamou, employee of the Toulouse store. To attract a younger audience, we must renew the offer and bring novelties. A novelty that has a significant cost for the trade: 3000 euros the wireless headset, the subscriptions of films and the technology.
The details of the manager:
“For more than a year, most people between the ages of 18 and 30 have been curious about this offer. And they are very pleasantly surprised!”
“In the skin of the actor” …
So, what is the concept really worth? 200 films are available in virtual reality. At 180 ° C, not 360. “These are movies shot specifically for VR, not existing DVDs set in virtual reality. And with actresses and actors of the new generation, “says Hamou. If you dreamed of putting yourself in the skin of Rocco Siffredi or spend virtual naughty moments with Brigitte Lahaie or Clara Morgane , it’s missed.
On the other hand, the principle is to “put yourself in the shoes of the actor”. This is what is “sold” by the sex shop. The result is striking. Example with this scene of a young doctor and a patient.
… but not the actress
After the first soft exchanges and dialogue worthy of a Z-series movie between the actors, where you are in the place of the camera, you switch to the first box instead of the naked man like a worm, every moment fateful. Whatever the sexual position, the actress does not leave you eyes …
With virtual reality, you’re not watching a whole movie but a big 30- to 45-minute scene . If the moment may seem pleasant and hyper virile for men, what about women? Julien says:
“Since our clientele is almost exclusively male, we do not offer a film where women can put themselves in the shoes of an actress. On the other hand, we have gay and trans movies.”
Ten euros every 30 minutes
It takes 10 euros for a scene of 30 minutes. And the sex shop near the station Matabiau did not stop there and also offers small cinemas to meet people and watch movies for two … or more. A real opportunity, this time, to conclude.
